Stormtrooper on the Eastern Front: fighting with Hitler's Latvian SS

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pt. 1. Training. How the German Army entered Latvia in the late summer of 1941 -- Life under German occupation, 1941 to 1943 -- Paplaka Recruit Training Depot, May to July 1943 -- With the Guards Company in Riga, July to October 1943 -- Instructor with a signals unit, Bolderaja, October 1943 -- Instructor at Paplaka, November 1943 -- Chemical warfare course, Riga, December 1943 -- pt. 2. The Russian front. The drive to Russia and the front line, January 1944 -- With the 205th Division, January 1944 -- Return to the 32nd Latvian Regiment and action near Cholodowo, early February 1944 -- The attack on Panowo, 7 February 1944 -- pt. 3. Recovery. Hospital and home leave, February to June 1944 -- pt. 4. Return to the Russian Front. Return to the front in Russia, July 1944 -- The retreat from Russia, 10-15 July 1944 -- With battle group Jeckeln : fighting in Estonia and Latvia, August to September 1944 -- pt. 5. Retreat from the Russians. Germany, recuperation and return to the Legion, October to December 1944 -- 1945 diary -- pt. 6. Prisoner of war. Prisoner of war, summer and autumn 1945.