Fantastic History of an SS Mountain Infantry Division

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	• The History of the 7 SS Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" Otto Kumm Fedorowicz (J.J.),Canada, 1995 - 386 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Fantastic History of an SS Mountain Infantry Division

This is an excellent account of a little known SS formation that was equipped with mostly captured weapons, but gave a good account of itself in fierce no-quarter combat with Tito's partisan army and, later, the Red Army.
Unlike most German mountain units, this one was employed in mountainous terrain and fought with distinction until the day it surrendered. Mules were more valuable than panzers in the mountains, and the reader is given an appreciation for the hardships endured by men and beasts in the unforgiving terrain and weather under fire. Few of the men who served in this unit survived the war or their postwar imprisonment.

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Prinz Eugen

The book is good, however, as it is a translation, it can be a bit slow at times. As far as I can tell this is the only history of the 7 th SS Mountian Division "Prinz Eugen" available in English. A must have for those interested in the Waffen SS of WW2 in general.

The History of the 7th SS Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" (Otto Kumm). Hard cover, small format (6"x9"), 352 pages, 70 photographs, 24 maps (3 in color). This tough SS mountain division fought in Yugoslavia in a vicious war against Tito?s partisans and, later in the war, regular Russian troops in some of the harshest terrain imaginable. Many of the place names, such as Sarajevo and Mostar, are familiar to anyone who followed the vicious conflict in Bosnia. This well-written and detailed history is complete in one volume.

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