This is Michael Reynolds, a veteran British officer and author on Military Topics, taking a fair look at the Military Record of II Panzer Corps in World Wa You see the Title - and the Big Iron Cross on the cover- and you think "Oh No another Waffen SS hagiography"- where the mighty SS are the Brave boys who stood strong against communism- a significant trope in Waffen SS Historiography. But it is not one of those books that came out during the Cold War that seem to laud the men in runed collars. You see the Title - and the Big Iron Cross on the cover- and you think "Oh No another Waffen SS hagiography"- where the mighty SS are the Brave boys who stood strong against communism- a significant trope in Waffen SS Historiography. Sons of the Reich also dismantles the myth that the Waffen SS were a volunteer force of brainwashed thugs and fanatics, in fact II SS Panzer Division were ordinary conscripts, whose tenacity (most notably at Arnhem in September 1944) was admired by friend and foe alike.". This period encompasses the Battle of Normandy, the escape from the Falaise Pocket, the MARKET GARDEN episode and Hitler s last great offensive in the West, the Battle of the Bulge. This meticulously researched book documents the actions of the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions from activation until October 1944, and the 2nd and 9th SS Divisions from December 1944 until the end of the war. This period encompasses the Battle of Normandy, the escape from the Falaise Pocket, the MARKET GARDEN e The history of II SS Panzer Corps is a short and violent one. The history of II SS Panzer Corps is a short and violent one.
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