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In this second volume on the Waffen-SS Sturmgeschütze, the reader will
find the assault guns of the "Totenkopf" division plunged into the
throes of the Demiansk pocket. From the winter of 1941-42, the
Sturmartilleristen was almost continuously involved in heavy fighting
as far as Austria, in the spring of 1945, including Operation
"Zitadelle" in July 1943 and in Poland the following summer. This volume
is illustrated with a rich iconography of images and artifacts thanks to
the legacy of the Untersturmführer Jänisch and Unterscharführer
Mödlinger.
Belonging to a large, less prestigious, though very interesting unit,
the assault guns of the "Polizei" division-- a peculiarity, of the StuGs
are described accompanied many previously unpublished photographs,
showing little-known engagements such as in Greece and Hungary in the
fall of 1944.
Finally, the StuGs. III of the "Wiking" are illustrated, particularly in
the horror of the Cherkassy pocket. Whether organized as a single
battery, a formidable group, integrated into the armor, the tank
destroyers or the Sturmartillerie proper, the assault guns played an
essential role in the fight against Soviet armor. In addition to
immersive photos and testimonials, the book also provides detailed
biographies of aces and holders of the StuG Ritterkreuz of these
divisions, such as Berndt Lubich von Milovan, Ernst Dehmel, Richard
Utgenannt, Hans-Georg Jessen and Willy Hein.
