Viking panzers : the German 5th SS Tank Regiment in the East in World War II /
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| Author / Creator: | Klapdor, Ewald, 1916- |
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| Uniform title: | Mit dem Panzerregiment 5 Wiking im Osten. English |
| Imprint: | Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2011. |
| Description: | viii, 481 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8390785 |
| Summary: | * Classic World War II unit history of the 5th SS Panzer Regiment, part of the 5th SS Panzer Division "Viking" * The unique 5th SS Panzer Division was made up largely of volunteers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Belgium * This regiment served on the Eastern Front from 1942 to the end of the war, including action at Kharkov and Warsaw * Draws heavily from the eyewitness testimonies of the 5th's members * First time in English AUTHOR: Ewald Klapdor served with the 5th SS Panzer Division "Viking" in World War II. He has written several other books, in German, on panzer combat in World War II. |
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| Item Description: | "Original German-language edition self-published by Ewald Klapdor in Siek, Germany, in 1981 as Mit dem Panzerregiment 5 Wiking im Osten"--T.p. verso. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 481 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780811708029 0811708020 |