In the Fire of the Eastern Front: The Experiences of a Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1941-45

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English edition © 2005 by Helion & Company Limited

Published in paperback in 2010 by

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Originally published in 2003 as Im Feuer der Ostfront: Ein niederländischer Freiwilliger an deutscher Seite im europäischen Schicksalskampf by Nation Europa Verlag. German edition © by Hendrick C. Verton.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Verton, Hendrik C., 1923–

[Im Feuer der Ostfront. English]

In the fire of the Eastern front : the experiences of a Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1941–45 / Hendrick C. Verton.

p. cm. — (Stackpole military history series)

Originally published: West Midlands, England : Helion, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-8117-3589-6

1. Waffen-SS. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadierregiment “Nordland.” 2. World War, 1939–1945—Regimental histories—Germany. 3. World War, 1939–1945— Campaigns—Eastern Front. 4. Verton, Hendrik C., 1923–5. World War, 1939–1945—Personal narratives, Dutch. 6. Soldiers—Netherlands—Biography. I. Title.

D757.85.V4613 2009

940.54'1343092—dc22

[B]

2008045321

eBook ISBN: 978-0-8117-5054-7