Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Volunteer in the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland" on the Eastern Front

by Thorolf Hillblad (Editor)

Overview

Rare account of a non-German who fought in the elite Waffen-SS

New information on the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division

No-holds-barred narrative of the Eastern Front

This is the story of Erik Wallin, a Swede who volunteered for the Waffen-SS, serving in the panzer reconnaissance battalion of the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division, a unit composed mainly of volunteers from Scandinavia. The division saw combat in the Courland Pocket, along the Oder River, and in Berlin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461752035
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	05/28/2009
Series:	Stackpole Military History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Thorolf Hillblad lives in Idaho.

Table of Contents

Map vi

Foreword vii

Chapter 1 New Year's Eve, 1944-45 1

Chapter 2 Courland Finale 10

Chapter 3 Massow 15

Chapter 4 Vossberg 23

Chapter 5 Grosswachtlin 29

Chapter 6 Bridgehead Stettin 33

Chapter 7 Kustrin 46

Chapter 8 A Gauntlet 64

Chapter 9 A Spark of Hope! 68

Chapter 10 "Berlin bleibt Deutsch!" 72

Chapter 11 From House to House 82

Chapter 12 Towards Freedom! 100

Photographs 115

Appendix I Felix Steiner 131

Appendix II Waffen-SS Ranks 133

Appendix III Organization of SS Panzer Aufklarungs Abteilung 11 134