After the Red Army reached the Oder River as early as the end of January 1945 and erected several bridgeheads over the river in the next few days, new units were hastily formed from the reserve army. Among them was the 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, which consisted mainly of young recruits and convalescents and was immediately commanded into the battle, which was heavy with losses. With enormous losses, the division tried unsuccessfully to drive the enemy back across the Oder. Fighting as part of the 9th Army, it was trapped and crushed in the Halbe cauldron after the major Soviet attack. Remnants fought their way through to the 12th Army.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Michaelis, Rolf
Title
Die 32. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division "30. Januar"
Details
Numerous bw illustrations 152 pp.
State
new
Dörfler Verlag GmbH Juraquelle 26 91330 Eggolsheim-Bammersdorf Deutschland
