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Hitler's Last Levy: The Volkssturm 1944-45
Author(s): Hans Kissel (Author)
- Publisher: Helion & Company
- Publication Date: 1 Jan. 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 228 pages
- ISBN-10: 1874622515
- ISBN-13: 9781874622512
Book Description
This work is an account of the German Volkssturm, or Home Guard, which was formed from men unfit for military service, the young and the old, who saw extensive combat during the defence of the Reich between 1944 and 1945. The author describes the Volksssturm’s training, leadership, organization, armament and equipment, in addition to its active service on both the Eastern and Western fronts. It includes translations of documents and eyewitness combat reports.
