An excellent glipse into an elite Werhmacht unit

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	• Panzer Grenadier Division: Grossdeutschland - Specials series (6009) Horst Scheibert Squadron/Signal Publications, 1993 - 176 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews
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One of My favorite GD Photo Histories

Squadron/Signal has another classic volume with its Panzer Grenadier Divison Grossdeutschland. This outstanding book has a detailed photo history of GD from its formation to the modern day memorial to the division. It's truly a cradle to grave coverage of the Wehrmacht's premier division.

Of course there are some other more comprehensive volumes out there, but for the money this one is first rate. And there are enough unique photos found only in this volume to make it well worth adding to your GD library.

An excellent glipse into an elite Werhmacht unit

Panzer Grenadier Division: Grossdeutschand is something of a pictorial history of one of the German Wehrmacht's most illustrious units. Often overshadowed by the accomplishments and atrocities by her sister units of the Waffen SS, it is generally agreed by both historians and contemporaries that the Grossdeutschand divisions fought with the same levels of elan, without the stains of dishonor. Throught the illustrations, Horst Scheibert captures every aspect of the brutal was in Russia, from the lowes in the fighting to the forced marches and rearguard actions. This book is a must for both modeler and history buffs.

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Excellent

As webmaster of http://members.shaw.ca/grossdeutschland (whose content is being ported to http://www.deutschesoldaten.com , also mine), I rate this reference on the GD as one of my favourites.

Thoroughly excellent photos and captions.

However, maps and organograms of the division are copied from Spaeter's history, and don't reveal much detail - these maps show no contours, and rarely any unit smaller than a regiment. Some of the black and white drawings are superfluous and taken directly from the IN ACTION series by the same publisher.

Nonetheless, some rare photos and a good overall flow as well as day by day history of the major events. This could have been organized better also, but in toto this book is an invaluable resource for those interested in GD.

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