Infantry Aces: The German Soldier in Combat in WWII

by Franz Kurowski

Overview

• Combat stories of eight German infantry soldiers: one paratrooper, two members of the Waffen-SS, and five members of the Wehrmacht
• A concluding chapter examines infantry tactics

This is an authentic account of German infantry aces, common foot soldiers who were thrust into a blazing maelstrom of bloody horror the world had never seen. On the frozen Russian steppes, under the scorching African desert sun, and in the final desperate battles, they were outnumbered and outgunned and faced impossible odds. Here are the fascinating stories of the men who stared death in the face during some of the most brutal battles ever waged.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811739269
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	660,804
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army during World War II and wrote over one hundred books. He lived in Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

Rudi Brasche 1

Franz Juschkat 63

Sepp Lainer 127

Erich Lepkowski 187

Franz Schmitz 249

Alfred Schneidereit 307

Josef Schreiber 347

Erich Vielwerth 403

The German Infantry of World War II 473

Index 499