Panzerkampf im Osten: Mit dem SS-Panzerregiment 5 „Wiking“ an der Ostfront - Buch

Established in 1942, the route of the SS Panzer Regiment 5 of the SS division "Wiking" led initially to the Caucasus. This was followed by fighting to withdraw from Manych and Don. Always at the forefront of the fierce fighting in Ukraine in 1943, the Dnieper crossings were secured, followed in the spring of 1944 by the breakout from the Cherkassy pocket and holding Kovel against attacks by a mighty Soviet superior force. In the summer of 1944, the regiment, together with other German units, succeeded in bringing the major Russian offensive to a halt in front of Warsaw. In 1945, the 5th SS Panzer Regiment took part in the last German offensive in Hungary before being forced to retreat. The author was a platoon leader, adjutant, head of a motorcycle rifle company and commander of the 2nd battalion of the 5th SS Panzer Regiment, was wounded four times, was one of the graduates of the last course of the war academy of the German Army and achieved the rank of Sturmbannführer. The combination of the sober language of the war diaries with contributions from many comrades and excerpts from personal diaries creates a true, lively and captivating picture of everyday life at the front.
392 pages
Language: German