The complete wwii diary and history of the sturmgeschutz brigade 236. Eastern front stories armchair general and historynet. Those of his comrades who carried on fighting, and who were captured after the german surrender at stalingrad in february 1943, faced near certain death. The eastern front the national wwii museum new orleans. Im really interested in learning about the eastern front in ww2. This is the horror of world war ii on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged german soldier. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Below are some of the stories told by bill downs during his time reporting from moscow in 1943.
The story of the polish underground state, 19391945 paperback. However, there is not enough room on here for me to argue that case. Mar 27, 2020 additionally, if you find a great book or ebook in the librarys catalog, click on the description tab in the books record and scroll to the list of subjects. The activity emerged after the nazi german operation barbarossa during world war ii, and according to great soviet. German soldier, stalingrad eastern front testimonies. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. What are some horrific stories happened in the eastern front. Central to the holocaust, more than 30 million of the wars 70. These twentyone classics cover the war from the eastern front to the south pacific, and investigate its murky origins and complex legacies. German soldiers in a night attack in the snow, eastern front, early 1944. One of the central mysteries of the war is how so many educated, civilised, cultured people could be bent to the will of hitler. Nor do we claim that we underline the best books on ww2. The stories of my grandfathers in the wehrmacht and. I have a big hospital stay ahead of me and rather than be bummed out and have nothing to do id like to use it as an opportunity to bone up my eastern front history.
May 09, 2009 i am far more interested in the eastern front than any other ww2 front because it was the decisive front. I just read operation barbarossa and germanys defeat in the east by david stahel, which i highly recommend. A world war i memoir by this exceptional german officer, who served almost exclusively on the russian front during ww 1. Dec 12, 2017 the eastern front of world war ii was a brutal place.
List of books and articles about world war ii eastern front online. May 29, 2019 the eastern front of world war ii was the largest single front in the history of warfare both in terms of size and soldiers involved. The horror on the eastern front during ww2 was so widespread and frequent it is impossible to fully do it justice here. The soviet navy that faced the german onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the tsarist era that were modernized for the conflict. Mass murder of polish and soviet civilians not just jews soviet pows penned up in open air cages without. As an american historian, i had only a rudimentary understanding of the war that focused solely on the american involvement. It is just that we came across some readable literature on ww2, and thought it fit to share our thoughts with you. The first one has already been set up and will deal with the volkhov front battles from 1941 to 1944.
What are some of the best books on the eastern front. Wwii eastern front books tagged wwii eastern front. The memoirs of a german soldier on the eastern front by gunter k. Buy books about world war 2 eastern front from boffins books. Soviet frontline soldier eastern front testimonies.
Lessons from the eastern front german fallschirmjager is outfitted as a sniper armed with walther k43 sniper rifle circa 1944. These three books explore hitlers reasons for invading, the russian resolve in resisting, and the sheer magnitude of the eastern. Make your next great read one of these essential world war ii books. A military history podcast looking at all things wwii. Parentheses indicate text that did not pass soviet censors for military security or propaganda reasons. Eastern front books tagged eastern front librarything. Over the course of four years, more than 400 red army. I was wondering if anybody could recommend any books about the eastern front in general or even specific battles. Each blog will have translations of soldiers stories and accounts both german and soviet, photographs, maps and other information i have acquired. At kerch in 1942, the russians army discovered a kilometer in length, 4 meters wide, 2 meters deep, which was filled with the corpses of women, children, elderly and adolescents. Russias engagement with germany on the eastern front during world war ii. Jul 23, 2018 which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2. Which books should you read first if youre new to the eastern front of ww2.
Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window. The soviet partisans were members of resistance movements that fought a guerrilla war against the axis forces in the soviet union, the previously sovietoccupied territories of interwar poland in 194145 and eastern finland. Excellent situational knowledge about the eastern front from the german perspective. Its an enlightening memoir and chronicle of how a young german soldier became a one of the most highly decorated wehrmacht snipers fighting the russians and all the ordeals he and his comrades went through. Recommended reading on the eastern front every year countless books dealing with wwii are published worldwide. I agree with viktor suvorov that the evidence proves a stalinist intention to invade western europe which was thrown back by germanys preemptive strike. Jan 06, 2012 3 books on the eastern front of world war ii by timothy r. The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, hitler moves east 19411943 by paul carell, battleground.
War crimes against germans on the eastern front world war. These bitterly contested, racial battles adolf hitler had vowed to exterminate the eastern slavs prevented germany from mounting a more resolute defense against allied armies in normandy, and later, on the reichs western borders. Oct 15, 2014 the stories of my grandfathers in the wehrmacht and waffen ss. In the summer of 2008, i began a journey into an academic world about which i had very little previous knowledge wwii from the perspective of those who fought on the eastern front. Many cover the fighting in the east between nazi germany and the soviet union.
No simple victory by norman davies is not a history of the eastern front but a book critical of standard wwii. Sep 18, 2011 the war on the eastern front, known to russians as the great patriotic war, was the scene of the largest military confrontation in history. Just over 90,000 germans were taken prisoner by the soviets. The eastern front of world war ii was a brutal place.
General erhard raus and his panzer divisions in russia, 19411945 world war ii german debriefs. They were also littered with childrens hats, toys, ribbons, cut off the buttons, gloves, bottle nipples, boots, galoshes. Sniper on the eastern front confirms all the horror stories that one has read and heard about the war on the russian front in world war ii. A german soldier on the eastern front reflects on life. Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in. The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii eastern front from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Why arent the battles of rzhev as well known as other eastern front battles. During the course of the fighting, the eastern front claimed 10.
Fighting officially began there june 22, 1941, 75 years ago wednesday. This is in used condition, a paperback book on osprey essential histories the second world war 5 the eastern front 19411945. Well, im going to give you 3 books i recommend you read first in the video, and another list of recommended books will. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers and cobelligerent finland against the soviet union ussr, poland and other allies, which encompassed central europe, eastern europe, northeast europe, and southeast europe from 22 june 1941 to 9 may 1945. We do not claim that our recommendations are ultimate. Ive read beevors stalingrad and battle of the tanks by lloyd clark but id like ask to you all on ww2 what your favorite histories of the great patriotic war are. There was frequent looting and violence against germans, including thousands of german men killed and hundreds of thousands of german women were subjected to sporadic and in some cases mass rape by the conquering red army and by local populations. German army veteran of world war ii remembers the eastern front and his years as a pow in soviet camps. Jan 04, 2018 the eastern front, as the site of nearly all extermination camps, death marches, ghettos, and the majority of pogroms, was central to the holocaust. It took place between 23 august 1942 to 2 february 1943 and it was the largest battle on the eastern front. Aug 29, 2017 i little dry, and removed on the writing. Also fascinating how the russians treated their german pows.
Eastern front world war ii books casemate publishers. Over the course of four years, more than 400 red army and german divisions clashed in a series of operations along a front that extended more than 1,000 miles. During the end of world war ii, many germans were subject to brutality at the hands of the peoples who they had brutally occupied. The siege of leningrad, the battle of stalingrad, the battle of moscow, the battle of kursk, and the battle of berlin. Just be prepared to read how outnumbered the walloons were and how they managed to turn one victory after another, against unbelievable odds, from the depths of russian to. Total of 95 pages with lots of information and pictures. In august 1914 he was operations officer in east prussia, and was primarily his plans which were used to win the battle of tannenberg. This is not a small book and has plenty of stories and descriptions of military actions. His thesis is that the wehrmacht was worn out after 8 weeks of operation barbarossa by dust in their engines, terrible roads, unsuitable t. Exploits of german snipers on the eastern front yield fascinating insights into state of the art in military sniping during wwii. There are better anecdotal first person stories about ww2. The biggest battles of the eastern front during world war ii.
But, this is a part of ww2 that i didnt know about so it was absorbing nevertheless. Memoirs of a waffen ss volunteer, 19411945 revised edition. The war on the eastern front, known to russians as the great patriotic war, was the scene of the largest military confrontation in history. The personal memoir of a nazi soldier, from joining the german army in 1941 through his time as a panzer on the eastern front. Amongst the millions of german men serving on the eastern there were plenty of reflective, sensitive souls caught up in the maelstrom. Try clicking on the most relevant subject heading you see to find other great books. The battle of kursk, involving some 6,000 tanks, two million men, and 5,000 aircraft, ends with the german offensive repulsed by the soviets at heavy cost. Despite his terrible injuries, walz, in the context of stalingrad, was lucky. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Originally written only for his daughter, armin schedierbauers adventures in my youth chronicles his time. War stories narrative sensemaking in german eastern. While historians have long acknowledged the textual and rhetorical aspects of their sources, the genre of the soldier memoir is still discussed mainly in terms of its psychological or factual veracity, and there is lack of understanding of how memories are reconfigured when passed through the interpretive medium of narrative. Georgy semenyak georgy semenyak tells a personal story that encompasses the horror of the early days of the invasion of the soviet union, through to his harrowing experience of imprisonment in german captivity.
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