This is extremely rare photo book documents the battle of Greece and Crete.
The book is starting with troops in Bulgaria (Bechet, Petrohan, Kloster Rila, Gorna Dzumaja, Kresna Paß, Simitli) moving through the greek barriers, Belaschiza, Iraklion, Edessa, Saloniki, Larissa, Pandeleimon, through the Pinios, and the battle at the olymp and Thermopylen, Athen, Piräus, Mistras at Sparta, Kap Sunion, Maleme, Galatas, Alikianu, Sudabucht, Suda, Sfakia, Rethymnon, Knossos
Softcover
117 pages
~160 very rare b&w photos
5 maps in rear
In good exterior and near very good interior condition. Wrappers and spine worn and slightly chipped, a few pages have slight tearing along the edges, otherwise ok!
All pages are complete and tight in the binding.
Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9" 0.7 lbs.
by Generalkommando XVIII. (Gebirgs.) A. K. Published by Verlag Die Wehrmacht, Berlin
Table of contents:
Knight's Cross of the Alpine Corps in Greece Tractors at Petropan Pass (Watercolour) Letter from the border deployment Before the attack Metaxas line - Through the Metaxas Line - Stukas attack - Hunters and pioneers on the fortress hill - Artillery observer on the Istibei - Height 1120 takenStoßtrupp am Bunker (Aquarell) mountain troops - Mountain troops take Iraklion - M 1 holds out Advance in the Rupel Pass (Watercolour) victory node Olympus - Battle on Olympus - Mountain troops open the way for the tanks - In the back of the English Olympus (Watercolour) Thermopylae - The battle for Thermopylae - As a radio operator for Thermopylae. - At the Furka Pass - Where, oh where is the RAF?
Battle of Molos (Watercolor) Entry into Athens Words of the Fuhrer Flag hoisting on the Acropolis Salamis (Watercolour by E. Jussel) Home Crete - The conquest of Crete - In the "Ju" to Crete - Vikings in the Aegean Sea - Helping your comrades - Gun in the fire ahead - tinned milk - Chania - Also a close combat - Our tractor - The harder one wins commands of the day Start to Crete (Watercolour by E. Jussel) Saying by Ernst Moritz Arndt card supplements - Battle for the Rupelenge - Breakthrough through the Greek border. - Battle on Olympus - Battle of Thermopylae - Storm on Chania
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