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Cover -- Contents -- Origins -- Infantry In Panzer Divisions, 1935-45 -- Infantry In Light Divisions, 1938-43 -- Infantry In Motorized Infantry Divisions, 1937-43 -- Infantry In Panzergrenadier Divisions, 1943-45 -- Select Bibliography -- INDEX -- Imprint

"Given the merciless way in which the war on the Eastern Front of World War II was conducted, it is difficult to envisage anyone changing sides during the conflict. Yet after the German invasion of Russia in Operation Barbarossa, well over 400,000 former Soviet citizens went on to fight for Nazi Germany. These included not only the 'legions' recruited from non-Russian ethnic groups eager for freedom from Stalin's dictatorship, but also some 100,000 Russians and Cossacks. What began as small local security units of 'Ostruppen,' enrolled for the ongoing campaigns against Soviet partisans, were later reorganized, given special systems of uniform and insignia, amalgamated into larger formations, and eventually committed to the front line. This book offers up an essential guide to the appearance, formation and equipment of the myriad Russian and Soviet units that fought for the Germans. It uses rare photographs and revealing colour illustrations to create a peerless visual reference to the troops who switched from one ruthless superpower to another and met with a horrific fate when the fighting was over"--Publisher description

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Opposing Sides -- Origins, recruitment and motivations -- Morale and logistics -- Training, doctrine and tactics -- Leadership and communications -- Role within the army -- Damietta: 1218-21 -- Back ground to battle -- Into combat -- La Forbie: 1244 -- Background to battle -- Into combat -- al-Mansūrah: 1249-50 -- Background to battle -- Into combat -- Analysis -- Damietta -- La Forbie -- al-Mansūrah -- Aftermath -- Bibliography -- Index

The Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 pitted Nazi Germany and her allies against Stalin's forces in a mighty struggle for survival. Fighting alongside the spearhead Panzer divisions were Germany's highly skilled and veteran motorized infantrymen - including the German Army's premier unit, Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) Grossdeutschland. Opposing these German mobile forces, the Soviets deployed the often ill-trained and poorly equipped men of the rifle regiments, who fought tenaciously and with the threat of savage reprisals from their own side. In this book three bruising clashes

COVER -- TITLE PAGE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ELITE FORMATIONS & UNITS: ARMOURED & MOTORIZED DIVISIONS -- PARACADUTISTI -- GUASTATORI -- BATTAGLIONE SCIATORI MONTE CERVINO -- SPECIAL FORCES: X REGGIMENTO ARDITI -- FOREIGN VOLUNTEER UNITS -- BLACKSHIRTS SEA-LANDING & ARMOURED UNITS -- UNIFORMS AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- IMPRINT

Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. Portable and with folding stocks, both were widely issued to airborne troops and became the hallmark of Germany's infantry section and platoon leaders. A million were produced during the conflict - and many found their ways into the hands of paramilitary and irregular forces from Israel to Vietnam after the war. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork and period and close-up photographs, this is the story of the origins, combat use, and lasting influence of two of World War II's most