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

by Lisa Blosfelds and Mintauts Blosfelds

Book Overview

Following the conquest of his native Latvia by the Nazis, the author was given the stark choice: service in the SS or forced labor in a slave camp. So he 'volunteered' to fight for the Nazis. He describes his training and how he became an instructor before being sent into Russia. He nearly perished during the terrible winter of 1943-44 being wounded and finding himself with his friend lying dead on top of him. As the tide turned and the Russians advanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526760754
• ISBN13: 9781526760753
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"