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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472817672
ISBN-139781472817679
eBay Product ID (ePID)219307723
Product Key Features
Book TitleWorld War II Croatian Legionaries : Croatian Troops under Axis Command 1941-45
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicEurope / Eastern, Military / World War II
IllustratorYes, Aralica, Viseslav
GenreHistory
AuthorVladimir Brnardic
Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number508
Dewey Decimal940.54134972
Table Of ContentIntroduction - April 1941: Ante Pavelic and the Independent State of Croatia June 1941, Operation 'Barbarossa' - call for Croatian volunteers to fight in Russia Organization, campaign history, uniforms and insignia of (in chronological order) Croatian Legion 369th Infantry Regiment - service with 100. Jäger Division Italian/Croatian Light Transport Brigade Croatian Air Force Legion - service with JG52 & KG3 Croatian Anti-Aircraft Legions Croatian Naval Legion - 23rd Sub-Hunter Flotilla in Black Sea 369th (Croatian) Infantry Division - 'Devil's Division' 373rd (Croatian) Infantry Division - 'Tiger Division' 392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division - 'Blue Division' 13th Waffen-SS Mountain Division 'Handschar' (Croatian Nr.1) 23rd Waffen-SS Mountain Division 'Kama' (Croatian Nr.2) Croatian Police Regiments Gendarmerie Division 'Croatia' Plate Commentaries
SynopsisAs Europe descended into war, the newly formed state of Croatia found itself an ally in Nazi Germany. Tens of thousands of Croatians volunteered for the German Wehrmacht, with Croatian-badged units created within the Army, Navy, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, and Police force. When Hitler turned his attention to Stalin's Soviet Union, many of these men found themselves thrown into the fray, with Croatian soldiers serving at Stalingrad, fighting Tito's Partisans in the Balkans, and battling against the advancing Red Army in Hungary. Aided by detailed illustrations, author Vladimir Brnardic explores the uniforms and equipment of World War II Croatian Legionaries., Written by a Croatian historian, a comprehensive guide to the uniforms and equipment of the significant yet little known Croatian units that fought alongside Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front of World War II., Immediately following Hitler's invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the newly independent Balkan state of Croatia offered to raise a Legion of soldiers, sailors and airmen to fight alongside the Wehtmacht. The first legionary regiment, wiped out at Stalingrad, was followed by three Army divisions and two of the Waffen-SS; together with other units under German and Italian command, they fought both Tito's Partisans and the Soviet Red Army. This book, by a Croatian author and artist, details their organization, war record and uniforms. It is illustrated with rare wartime photos, and eight coloured uniform plates. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberD766.613
