SS-Das Reich provides a full combat record of the division, which fought on both fronts during WWII. The book outlines the units involvement in the invasion of Poland, the fall of France, the invasion of Russia, the battles of Kharkov and Kursk, the defense of Normandy, the Ardennes offensive, the fruitless attempt to relive Budapest and the formation’s final days defending Vienna. The division’s darker side is also revealed with an examination of its role in the massacre of an entire village at Oradour-sur-Glane. Illustrated with rare photographs, and with an authoritative text, SS-Das Reich is a definitive history of one of Germany’s top fighting units of WWII.

ISBN: 9781782742500