Synopses & Reviews
Story of the foremost German mountain unit that saw action in Greece, Crete. Russia and Italy. The elite division was formed in autumn 1940 and was commanded by the charismatic Judus Papa Ringel until 1944.
Synopsis
The second volume in the Spearhead series focuses on the Grossdeutschland Division, the German Army's premier mechanized unit in World War II. Formed as a mechanized infantry regiment in 1939, Grossdeutschland ended World War II as a panzer corps, having fought in France and the Balkans and, from 1941, exclusively on the Russian Front. The unit was involved in the most important tactical maneuvers and fiercest fighting in the East. Each Spearhead title includes an evaluation of the units combat effectiveness as seen by the units, its opponents and subsequent researchers, and a research section including a bibliography and a listing of museums, websites, re-enactment groups and memorials.