ENGLISH

Gebirgsjäger: German Mountain Trooper 1939–45

By Gordon Williamson; Gerard Barker(Editor); Darko Pavlović(Illustrator)

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841765532, 1841765538
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13125331 bytes)
Series
Warrior 74
Pages
64\35
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
world war 2

Description

Few branches of the German armed forces were represented on so many fronts as the mountain infantrymen, or Gebirgstruppen. From the Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1940, through the invasions of the Balkans and Russia and the North African campaign, to the defence of the Reich 1944-45, the Gebirgsjäger earned a reputation for reliability and courage. Typically each trooper was a supremely fit individual: the need to cover difficult terrain in full kit, without the back-up of a motorised baggage train, demanded this. This new volume examines the recruitment, training, and combat experiences of the common Gebirgsjäger.

Similar books