The Waffen-SS
Author(s): Martin Windrow; Jeffrey Burn
In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the "Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler," they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or "protection squads." From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third of her mechanised infantry. Martin Windrow provides a splendid in-depth review of the history, uniforms and insignia of the infamous Waffen-SS of World War II.
General Information
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Osprey Publishing
- : 0.15
- : 25 March 1982
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Martin Windrow; Jeffrey Burn
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 355.1/4/0943
- : 48