Strafbattalion

preview-18
  • Strafbattalion Book Detail

  • Author : Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr.
  • Release Date : 2017-12-21
  • Publisher : Fonthill Media
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 386
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 6,6 MB

Strafbattalion by Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr. PDF Summary

Book Description: The German Army’s Strafbattalions were infantry units made up largely of convicts, felons, malingerers, thugs and the criminally insanePreviously unpublished story of the unitsThe accounts of the most famous Strafbattalion units in combatA story of little-known Nazi units: Hitler’s ‘Dirty Dozens’ When war broke out in 1939, Hitler created Strafbattalion (Penal Battalion) units to deal with incarcerated members of the Wehrmacht as well as ‘subversives’. His order stated that any first-time convicted soldier could return to his unit after he had served a portion of his sentence in ‘…a special probation corps before the enemy’. Beginning in April 1941, convicted soldiers, even those sentenced to death, who had shown exceptional bravery or meritorious service could rejoin their original units; however, those in probation units were expected to undertake dangerous operations at the front. Refusal entailed enforcement of the original sentence. The soldiers who ‘won back an honourable place in the national community’ had done everything that was asked of them from suicidal advance teams, shock troops, and laying mines under fire. By 1945, over 50,000 Wehrmacht troops had served in punishment regiments. Strafbatallion: Hitler’s Penal Battalions examines the penal units, their combat history and order of battle.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Strafbattalion books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Strafbattalion

Strafbattalion

File Size : 83,83 MB
Total View : 4823 Views
DOWNLOAD

The German Army’s Strafbattalions were infantry units made up largely of convicts, felons, malingerers, thugs and the criminally insanePreviously unpublished

Strafbattalion

Strafbattalion

File Size : 24,24 MB
Total View : 1565 Views
DOWNLOAD

Hitler's penal battalions were designed to change attitudes of prisoners towards national policy while instilling a sense of duty honour and purpose. These goal

Bolt Action: Campaign: The Road to Berlin

Bolt Action: Campaign: The Road to Berlin

File Size : 34,34 MB
Total View : 2245 Views
DOWNLOAD

As the Allies advance towards Germany, they face dogged resistance from the hard-pressed German forces. Take command of the Allies in their final push to end th

Bolt Action: Ostfront

Bolt Action: Ostfront

File Size : 41,41 MB
Total View : 5351 Views
DOWNLOAD

Take charge of Operation Barbarossa and drive towards Moscow or command the steadfast defenders of the Soviet Union. From the early battles for Leningrad and Se

Kustenflieger

Kustenflieger

File Size : 98,98 MB
Total View : 763 Views
DOWNLOAD

From its very inception, the little-known Küstenfliegergruppen, the German coastal air service, was hindered by restrictions imposed at the Treaty of Versaille