Thes book describes and illustrates the history and development of all of the known flags and standards used by the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Third Reich. Sixty of these highly detailed flags and emblems are illustrated with great precision in full colour. In addition, over 130 carefully chosen photographs - most of which have never before been published - feature the flags and standards in use: being presented, dedicated, and displayed; as well as carried on many important military parages by members of the German armed forces, including paratroop formations and the Legion Condor. The text gives background details of arms of service, individual units and command appointments, and these too are supported with over 80 photographs specifically chosen to empasize the nature of the units, show the portraits of important leaders, and provide a valuable photographic coverage of the subject. Precise details and specifications of each of the flags and standards are given. The distinctive accoutrements used and worn by members of the German armed forces appointed to carry those colors are also described and illustrated. Many years of research have gone into the preparation of this book. The author has had access to official German papers, orders, and military regulations.

Flags & Standards of the Third Reich: Army, Navy & Air Force

Davis, Brian Leigh

Arco Pub.

German uniforms of the Third Reich, 1933-1945

Story of the foremost German mountain unit that saw action in Greece, Crete. Russia and Italy. The elite division was formed in autumn 1940 and was commanded by the charismatic Judus Papa Ringel until 1944.

Grossdeutschland: Guderian's Eastern Front Elite (Spearhead Series)

History

Sharpe, Michael

RIPLEY, Tim

Europe

Ian Allan Pub

Initially Hitler's personal bodyguard-a 120-man SS guard that formed a cordon around him at the Nuremberg rallies, it became the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler in 1933 under SS-Obengruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. It took a leading role in internal affairs but also took on a military role during the war, as a motorized regiment during the invasion in Poland, the Low Countries, and France; a brigade during the conquest of the Balkans; a motorized division during Operation "Barbarossa"; and an SS-Panzergrenadier Division during 1942. In 1943 it reformed in Italy becoming 1st SS-Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, and fought in Italy and Russia before being transferred to Normandy. Destroyed in the Falaise Pocket, a further refit saw it in action again in the Ardennes, before moving to Hungary. What was left of the division finally surrendered to US forces at Linz.

Leibstandarte: Hitler's Elite Bodyguard (Spearhead Series 5)

Military

Raised in Holland in 1939, Das Reich became on of the deadliest of Hitler's tank divisions, fighting with distinction in many of the war's major battles. After taking part in the Blitzkrieg in the West, Das Reich moved east and took part in operations in the Balkans and Operation 'Barbarossa'. Hitler's invasion of Russia. It stayed on the eastern front until October 1943, taking part in some of the biggest tank battles in history, such as those at Kharkov and Kursk. 
In Normandy, Das Reich's mixture of veterans and recruits was all but destroyed by the time the Falaise gap was closed. It would spend the last days of the war refitting and then fighting in Hungary and Austria, where it surrendered to American forces. 
Mike Sharpe has written and contributed to many aviation and military titles, while Brian Davis is a uniform and insignia specialist who has written extensively on the subject.

Das Reich: Waffen-SS Armoured Elite (Spearhead)

Sharpe, Mike

Allan

A guide to German military uniform with nearly 1300 items illustrated in colour artwork. Aimed at all who need authoritative information on the subject - from military historians and uniform collectors to film and TV costumiers.

Badges and Insignia of the Third Reich 1933-1945

Blandford Pr

Waffen-SS (Blandford war photo-files)

Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub., Co

Badges and Insignia of the Third Reich

Leopard

US airborne forces Europe, 1942-45 (Key uniform guides ; 6)

Arms_and_Armour_Press

U.S. Army Cloth Insignia 1941 to the Present: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors

U.S. Army Cloth Insignia 1941 to the Present: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Arms & Armour

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