Massimiliano Afiero

Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Bujeiro, Ramiro

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Following the Nazi occupation of Norway in 1941, the Waffen-SS began recruiting volunteers to serve in their ranks. Initially formed into small volunteer units, these developed into large divisions by 1943, referred to as 'Legions' in Nazi propaganda. Early volunteers were promised that they would not leave Scandinavia and that they would serve under native Norwegian officers - but after the German invasion of the Soviet Union they were deployed to the Leningrad front alongside Dutch and Latvian units, in the 2nd SS Infantry Brigade. These units combined to form the nucleus of a whole regiment within the new 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland'.

Fully illustrated with detailed artwork depicting the uniforms and equipment of the volunteer soldiers, this fascinating study tells the little-known story of the Norwegians who fought with the SS in World War II.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472834386
• Artikelnr.: 55203349

Autorenporträt

MASSIMILIANO AFIERO was born in Afragola (Naples) in 1964. An IT teacher and programmer, he has been interested in military history since his youth, specializing in the history of Axis units during World War II, particularly the Waffen-SS. He is one of a few Italian researchers to have personally interviewed veterans of the Waffen-SS and published their stories. Since May 2008, he has been Editor-in-Chief of the bimonthly magazine SGM (Seconda Guerra Mondiale) and, in January 2017, he started his own magazine The Axis Forces in World War II. His other titles for Osprey include: MAA 524:Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 and MAA 531:Dutch Waffen-SS Legion & Brigade 1941-44.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Operation 'Barbarossa'
June 1941 - the concept of foreign volunteer SS 'Legions' * Quisling's fascist movement in occupied Norway * Creation
training
organization and leadership of the Freiwilligen Legion Norwegen within the Waffen-SS
July 1941-February 1942 * Transfer to Leningrad front in northern Russia
February-March 1942 * Defensive actions in Urizk/ Gorgosi sector
April-May 1942 * Admission of picked Norwegians to SS Bad Tolz officer academy
July 1942 * Battalion group forms part of 2nd SS Infantry Brigade
Volkhov sector
August 1942 * Addition of Norwegian SS Police Company
September 1942 * Autumn 1942 battles * Second battle of Lake Ladoga
action at Krazny Bor
January-February 1943 * Relieved
March 1943 - enlarged into SS-PzGren Regt 23 'Norge' within what would become 11. SS-Freiwilligen PzGren Div 'Nordland'. * Select Bibliography * Plate Commentaries - uniforms and insignia.