Highly-illustrated guide to the Waffen-SS divisions of World War II Contains detailed artworks of individual tanks with specific captions
Includes:: orders of battle unit commanders & formation badges Illustrated with detailed artworks of SS tanks & their markings with exhaustive captions & specifications The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Waffen-SS Divisions 1939
- 45 is the definitive study of the equipment & organisation of Himmlers armoured divisions. Organised chronologically by division & formation date the book describes in depth the various models of tank & other armoured & soft vehicles in service with the fighting SS with listings of unit commanders vehicle types & numbers & unit structure. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign accompanied by orders of battle a brief divisional history of the campaign & any specific unit markings. Every SS division that saw combat is featured from well-known units such as the elite Das Reich & Wiking divisions to lesser-known divisions such as the 11th Waffen SS Panzer Division Nordland & the Albanian-recruited 21st Waffen SS Gebirgs-Division Skanderbeg. With information boxes accompanying the full-colour artworks all drawn to the same scale for easy comparison The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Waffen-SS Divisions 1939
- 45 is a key reference guide for modellers & military history enthusiasts with an interest in the Waffen SS divisions of World War II.