A fully illustrated study of the Wehrmacht’s French volunteer units and their actions on the Eastern Front and in North Africa during World War II.It is little known that, in late 1941, French volunteer units were among Wehrmacht troops defending Germany in the first bitter winter on the Eastern Front, and also among the last fighting for Berlin in April 1945. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, some 13, 000 Frenchmen enlisted in the ‘L gion des volontaires fran ais contre le bolch visme’ (LVF), which was reformed as the Wehrmacht’s Infanterie-Regiment 638 and posted to Russia.This volume examines the involvement of French volunteers, not only on the Eastern Front, but also in the ‘Phalange Africaine’ in Tunisia and in the ‘L gion Tricolore’, a short-lived military organization under the control of the French Vichy government. Using archive photographs and specially commissioned artwork, it casts a new light on forces fighting for the Axis and studies the French personnel’s equipment, insignia and uniforms while describing their involvement in some of the most gruelling battles of World War II.
Massimiliano Afiero
Germany s French Allies 1941 45 [PDF ebook]
Germany s French Allies 1941 45 [PDF ebook]
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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 48 ● ISBN 9781472863003 ● Maison d’édition Bloomsbury Publishing ● Publié 2024 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 9387477 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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