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PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101784383651
ISBN-139781784383657
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038545250
Product Key Features
Book TitleMortar Gunner on the Eastern Front: the Memoir of Dr Hans Rehfeldt : Volume II - Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, and the Battle for East Prussia
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMilitary / World War II, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, World, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorHans Heinz Rehfeldt
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews...one of the more interesting aspects of this volume are the many photos of propaganda leaflets by both the Soviets and Germans, trying to entice the other to surrender..., Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front 's soldier's-eye view of combat, without reference to the larger operations or strategy of the fighting, makes it an interesting read., Ably translated into English by Geoffrey Brooks and featuring an informative Foreword by Gilberto Villahemosa and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library World War II History & Biography collections...
Dewey Decimal940.54217
SynopsisReturning to his old unit, the grenade launcher, in May 1944, he experienced the heavy defensive battles in Romania as a platoon commander and from August 1944 in East Prussia and Lithuania. After being transferred by ship from Memel to Königsberg in late 1944, he took part in the battles for Ostprussen in the winter of 1944/1945. Constantly exposed to the attacks of Russian bombers and fighter planes and severely wounded by shrapnel on the leg, he manages, with the help of a Russian volunteer and a horse-drawn vehicle from Balga to Rosenberg, from there by ship transport via Pillau to swinoujscie and by train to Schwerin.Fleeing the impending Russian imprisonment to the west, he falls into American captivity on 3 May 1945 and is released in July 1945 in the home., Returning to his old unit, the grenade launcher, in May 1944, he experienced the heavy defensive battles in Romania as a platoon commander and from August 1944 in East Prussia and Lithuania. After being transferred by ship from Memel to K nigsberg in late 1944, he took part in the battles for Ostprussen in the winter of 1944/1945. Constantly exposed to the attacks of Russian bombers and fighter planes and severely wounded by shrapnel on the leg, he manages, with the help of a Russian volunteer and a horse-drawn vehicle from Balga to Rosenberg, from there by ship transport via Pillau to swinoujscie and by train to Schwerin.Fleeing the impending Russian imprisonment to the west, he falls into American captivity on 3 May 1945 and is released in July 1945 in the home., 'I rang the corporal there to tell him that in precisely fifteen minutes I would attempt to sprint there under his covering fire despite being in full view of the enemy ... When the first bomb impacted I jumped out of the foxhole and began my race. This was good for the first 100m but then the mortar ceased fire. I cursed. The mortar was supposed to keep firing until I reached the firing position ... a Russian Maxim MG began to chatter and the first bursts drilled into the damp loamy soil ahead of me, even a few individual rounds landed to my right. I had bullets flying about my ears! Damn!' Book jacket., Returning to his old unit, the grenade launcher, in May 1944, he experienced the heavy defensive battles in Romania as a platoon commander and from August 1944 in East Prussia and Lithuania. After being transferred by ship from Memel to Königsberg in late 1944, he took part in the battles for Ostprussen in the winter of 1944/1945.
LC Classification NumberD764
