Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-45 (Essential Identification Guide)

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Illustrated with detailed artworks of SS tanks and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications Waffen-SS Divisions 193945: The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of Himmlers armoured divisions. Organized chronologically by division and formation date the book describes in depth the various models of tank and other armoured and soft vehicles in service with the fighting SS with listings of unit commanders vehicle types and numbers and unit structure. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign accompanied by orders of battle a brief divisional history of the campaign and any specific unit markings. Every SS division that saw combat is featured from well-known units such as the elite Das Reich and Wiking divisions to lesser-known divisions such as the 11th Waffen SS Panzer Division Nordland and the Albanian-recruited 21st Waffen SS Gebirgs-Division Skanderbeg. With information boxes accompanying the full-color artworks all drawn to the same scale for easy comparison Waffen-SS Divisions 193945 is a key reference guide for modellers and military history enthusiasts with an interest in the Waffen SS divisions of World War II.