Hendrick Verton - In the Fire of the Eastern Front

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Six months before World War II erupted in 1939, young Bruno Friesen was sent to Germany by his father, a German-speaking Mennonite who came to Canada from Ukraine and believed the Third Reich offered a better life than Canada. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht three years later and ended up in the 7th Panzer Division. Serving as a gunner in a Panzer IV tank and then a Jagdpanzer IV tank hunter, Friesen fought the Soviets in Romania in the spring of 1944, Lithuania that summer, and West Prussia in early 1945.

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World War II began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreadful weapon of the twentieth century: the Panzer. Tank commander Otto Carius thrusts the reader into the thick of battle, replete with the blood, smoke, mud, and gunpowder so common to the elite German fighting units.

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These comprehensive volumes present a full-color look at Axis and Allied soldiers in World War II, covering their weapons, equipment, clothing, rations, and more. The Axis volume includes Germany, Italy, and Japan while the Allied volume presents troops from the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. These books create a vivid picture of the daily life and battle conditions of the fighting men of the Second World War.

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English edition © 2005 by Helion & Company Limited

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Originally published in 2003 as Im Feuer der Ostfront: Ein niederländischer Freiwilliger an deutscher Seite im europäischen Schicksalskampf by Nation Europa Verlag. German edition © by Hendrick C. Verton.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Verton, Hendrik C., 1923–

[Im Feuer der Ostfront. English]

In the fire of the Eastern front : the experiences of a Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1941–45 / Hendrick C. Verton.

p. cm. — (Stackpole military history series)

Originally published: West Midlands, England : Helion, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-8117-3589-6

1. Waffen-SS. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadierregiment “Nordland.” 2. World War, 1939–1945—Regimental histories—Germany. 3. World War, 1939–1945— Campaigns—Eastern Front. 4. Verton, Hendrik C., 1923–5. World War, 1939–1945—Personal narratives, Dutch. 6. Soldiers—Netherlands—Biography. I. Title.

D757.85.V4613 2009

940.54'1343092—dc22

[B]

2008045321

eBook ISBN: 978-0-8117-5054-7