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The U-Boat Commander's Handbook
The High Command of the German Navy, High Command of the German Army, Kriegsmarine, Wehrmacht
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Russia and The Caspian Sea: Projecting Power or Competing for Influence?
Institute, Strategic Studies; College, U S Army War; German, Tracey
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Anbieter: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Vereinigtes KönigreichRia Christie Collections
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Zustand: New. In.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 115 pages.
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New ed of 1917 ed. Zustand: fine/fine. fine book in fine price clipped dw 1st EP Publishing facsimile 1973 edition hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.
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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 72 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Zustand: New. In German.
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Verlag: CALRS
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Mint paperback reprint of a 1938 publication. 60pp. (In German). The instruction manual issued to German troops for the 5cm mortar. This was the German equivalent of the British 2-in Mortar. The pamphlet has 30 illustrations (photographs and line drawings) including 4 fold-outs. Includes instructions for weapon handling.
Verlag: MLRS
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Mint paperback reprint. 118pp. A translation of an original German military training manual for ski troops, the manual covers individual and unit training, heavy infantry weapons, movement on skis, patrols and raids. It includes details of the organisation of ski units to battalion level. Further information includes dog teams,…ski maintenance and the evacuation of wounded. There are 42 good illustrations.
Verlag: CALRS
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Mint paperback reprint of a 1943 publication. 242pp. This is a reprint of the important transitional manual issued by the German Army to cover the MG34 and its replacement, the MG42. In German, it covers every aspect of the gun and its operation and tactical use, and wherever there is a difference between the two guns this is cl…early pointed out in the text. The book also includes mountings (motorcycle sidecar, truck, two-wheel towed cart etc) and is accompanied by a separate 8-page manual of sectioned drawings showing gun operation and stoppages (also in German). For those with no German it may be hard work.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg | Vintage Monochrome Post Card (Postcard)
Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 - 2 August 1934) was a German military and political leader who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. He played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 when he appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.
Verlag: Published by Tirpitz.
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5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Monochrome post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. POSTCARDS.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Oscar Brandstetter, LeipzigBerlin, 1940
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Zustand: Very Good. A compact wartime songbook featuring patriotic and soldiers' songs, including texts by Hans Ostwald and Walter Flex, set to music with full notation. Issued as part of an official morale-building series distributed among Wehrmacht troops. Condition Paper wraps, 4 pages. Moderate toning with faint handling wea…r to edges; one corner lightly creased. Interior unmarked, and printing crisp. Very good for a field-issued publication of its type and period. This series reflected the German military's effort to sustain camaraderie through music during the Second World War. The 14th installment includes 'Tote Brüder' and 'Der Himmel grau und die Erde braun,' among other compositions used in army gatherings and propaganda programs. Genres: Military History, Music, Wartime Ephemera, Propaganda Subjects: WWII German Army, Soldier Songbooks, Patriotic Music, Third Reich Publications, Wartime Printing.
General Rennenkampf | Vintage Colour Post Card (Postcard) Series No. 236-3
Paul Georg Edler von Rennenkampf (29 April 1854 - 1 April 1918) was a Baltic German nobleman, statesman and general of the Imperial Russian Army who commanded the 1st Army in the invasion of East Prussia during the initial stage of the Eastern front of World War I. He also served as the last commander of the Vilna Military District.
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5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Colour post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Military].
Generalfeldmarschall von Mackensen | Vintage Colour Post Card (Postcard) No. 17 a
Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen (ennobled as von Mackensen in 1899; 6 December 1849 - 8 November 1945), was a German field marshal. He commanded Army Group Mackensen during World War I (1914-1918) and became one of the German Empire's most prominent and competent military leaders.
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5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Colour post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. GERMANY [Language, History].
Sprache: Spanisch
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013
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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 328 | Sprache: Spanisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.
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Facsimile 1973, hardcover 118 pages. Handbook for the English soldiers with information about the German Army ISBN 0854098631 In very good condition.
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In Rommel's Backyard | A Memoir of the Long Range Desert Group
Timpson, Alastair [Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 - 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox he served in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany, he was injured multiple times in both world wars].
Verlag: Published by Leo Cooper an imprint of Pen and Sword Books Ltd., 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First Edition . 2000., 2000
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Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xxii], 182 pp with three double-page maps and monochrome archive photographs on loaded art paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not p…rice clipped, £19.95. Member of the P.B.F.A. GERMANY [World War II].
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
HANS HINDELANG (1912-2004) deutscher Oberfeldwebel mit Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz, Zugführer 14.(Panzer-Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (mot.) / highly decorated soldier in the german army during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
HANS HINDELANG (1912-2004) deutscher Oberfeldwebel mit Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz, Zugführer 14.(Panzer-Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment "Großdeutschland" (mot.) / highly decorated soldier in the german army during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Grosses Repro-Porträtfoto (kl. 8°, in Uniform mit Ritterkreuz), eigenhändig signiert (Alterssignatur) (dito : Bütten-Autogrammkarte (mit Abbildung des Ritterkreuzes) mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift signiert Euro 25,-).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. Excellent reference with hundreds of high quality images. French text. 480pp., numerous photographs, insignia. Faint rubbing to one corner of boards, else fine copy. Illustrated boards. Heavy book, extra postage outside mainland UK.
Verlag: U. S. Cavalry Association, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1911
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Hardcover. Zustand: VG. 4th Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fourth completely revised edition. With numberous plates in the text. Translated by Walter Krueger. Two volume set. Spines faded; ownership signature to front endpapers; front hinges weak but still intact; light rubbing to edges.
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Weitere Bilder[UKRAINE - Two Unrecorded Nazi Wehrmacht Field Printings of Kyiv]. "Blick v.d. Lissa Gora auf die Stadt Kijew" Together with: "Blick v.d. Zitadelle (Lawra) nach Osten und Nordosten"
[Unidentified German Army "Motorized Surveying and Map Detachment" / Vermessungs- und Karten-Abteilung Motorisiert]
Verlag: Kyiv, 1941
Anbieter: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC, Lockhart, TX, USAMichael Laird Rare Books LLC
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Zustand: Very good. Together 2 views (205 x 325 mm; 8" x 13") printed on cheap, thin paper (Ad 1: long closed tear through image without loss, light staining creasing, edges a little frayed; Ad 2: short closed tears along edges, two small holes in blank area at lower left, light staining). Overall in very condition, suitable for… exhibition and study. Tragically topical, apparently unrecorded views of Kyiv, being rude field printings on cheap paper, likely created by Nazis during the so-called "First Battle" of Kiev (Aug. 23 - Sept. 26, 1941) or shortly thereafter. We are mindful that the present views are historically "toxic," but given the context of the current Russian war-crimes against the people of the Ukraine, we believe that there is an urgent need for them to be preserved. The first print is a view of Kyiv looking at the city center from the south, specifically from the wooded hill of Lysa Hora which had a complex fortification system. During the German occupation the fort became a military plant and tank base. Here Kyiv rises above the Dnipro river (on the right). The key below identifies 22 sites, mostly of military significance, such as buildings, bridges, power plants, hospitals, factories, churches and cloisters. To each site is assigned a code consisting of a letter (or letters) and a numeral (or numerals): these are certainly map references (i.e. K10, L10, F-G7, etc.). We have been unable to locate this exact map, but large bird's-eye maps of Kyiv taken by the Vermessungs- und Karten-Abteilung survive in the Kiev Polytechnic Museum (and also the David Rumsey Collection). That a need for vantage-point views such as ours to accompany such a map seems self-evident. The second is a view of Kyiv taken from the Great Lavra Bell Tower in the Pechersk Lavra monastery, strategically positioned in the city center, looking towards the Dnieper Valley in the northeast. The key identifies 13 sites, likewise militarily important, but with the notable inclusion of the "Podol Judenstadt" (no. 6), a Jewish neighborhood to the north of the city. Our prints may date before Nov. 3, 1941 because on this day, just two months into the German occupation of Kyiv, a huge explosion brought down the Uspensky Sobor cathedral in the Pechersk Lavra monastery, across the courtyard from the Bell Tower from which the present view was drawn. The "Motorized Surveying and Map Detachment" was an integral part of the German military, and accompanied the army throughout the European and North African theater. These surveyors, photographers, and printers traveled with equipment to the front lines, sometimes on special trains. The detachments were self-contained, and had the capability to print onsite, even in the most hostile conditions. Ephemeral views such as the present pair were printed in small numbers for the sole use of German occupying troops. The present prints were purchased by a Munich bookseller from a private collector in Germany, along with other documents from the period. NOTA BENE: These prints were both purchased at an auction in Germany in early January 2021, i.e. BEFORE the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Verlag: Berlin, 12 Nov. 1941., 1941
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Oblong large 8vo. 1 p. To the chief of staff at the Field Army Command, sending a report on prisoners of war: "In der Anlage übersende ich den Bericht des O. K. H. vom 07. 11. 41 mit der Auswertung der Kriegsgefangenenmeldungen im Bereich der HGr. Süd, Zeitraum: Sept. und Okt. 41 mit der Bitte um Kenntnisnahme und Empfangsbestät…igung [.]". - Left margin with punched holes (no loss to text); stamped by the Field Army Command.
Weitere BilderSprache: Deutsch
Verlag: Heeresplankammer, Generalstab des Heeres Abteilung fur Kriegskarten und Vermessungswesen [=German Army Map Agency, General Staff of the Army Department of War Maps and Surveying], (Berlin), 1942
- Karte
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No Binding. Zustand: Good. Colour printed paper map 66x59cm. Good, neatly folded, lightly dusted with a couple of short closed tears, and a university ink stamp and reference number to the printed border. This is subtitled as Special Edition Issue No. 1, 1935 (supplemented 1941), printed VIII 1942, and marked not for public use.… It was prepared and published by the German Army Map Agency (Heeresplankammer, Gen St d H, Abt f Kr Kart u Verm Wes (II)). It shows a major expanse of the Great Sand Sea to the south of Siwa Oasis and west of Farafra in the Libyan Desert (these oases shown on adjacent sheets in the series). The Libyan-Egyptian border is drawn as a perfectly straight line running due N-S to the left of centre. Colour tinted for elevation, details include desert tracks, dune belts, cairns, monuments, hills, rocks, gravel plains, etc, with descriptions and assessments of terrain in the image. Reflecting the difficulties in navigation, one of the routes is labelled "Best way through the Sand Sea". This has old storage locations, an old campsite, and a "strikingly high dune" marked along its length by way of landmarks. Another route crossing the sands to the SE corner is named as the camel trail to Abu Mungar. Also of significance are the pre-WW2 routes of British Army explorers in search of Zerzura including Clayton (1932) and Wingate (1933). Another Clayton route to the edge of the Sand Sea (1936) enters from the north across a smooth gravel plain with a pile of gasoline cans placed on a low black mound as a landmark. The behaviour of windblown sand is described in places, eg, as shifting with occasional jerks, or as flying. A general warning to the margin advises that information about roads and tracks in Africa is often contradictory and subject to the weather. This appears to be extremely rare, with Worldcat locating 1 copy (OCLC 163348233: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek).
Weapons of the German Infantry Division.
1943 Army Information Branch Newsmap Schematic of German Infantry
- Karte
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Good. Light soiling. Light wear along original folds. Occasional handwritten annotations. Several tears along folds professionally repaired. Size 17 x 23 Inches. A curious 1943 World War II Newsmap prepared and distributed by the Army Orientation Course, set up by the Army Orientation Branch. This Newsmap was issued to educate A…merican soldiers on German weapons and capabilities during the offensive drive northward through Italy. A Closer Look The World War II (1939 - 1945) view presents a hypothetical battlefield with U.S. troops attacking German units defending a ridgeline. The array of weapons available to the Germans is numbered in the view, corresponding to a list at bottom, which moves from close-quarters weapons like bayonets and pistols through rifles and machine guns to mortars and artillery. Information on each weapon type is provided, such as their range and rate of fire. This information was presented to U.S. troops during training to demonstrate the enemy's capabilities and develop effective countermeasures. Historical Context This Newsmap was most likely published in August 1943. U.S. and British troops had encountered the Afrika Korps in North Africa, an effective and well-led force but a small contingent compared to the regular Wehrmacht. However, in July 1943, the Allies invaded Sicily. This quick operation was followed by a more difficult slog up the Italian Peninsula, as Germans set up row after row of defensive lines cutting across the peninsula. It is thus no coincidence that the scene depicted here resembles the Italian countryside, with the Americans attacking uphill. Publication History and Census As noted in the margin, this Newsmap was printed by the Government Printing Office in 1943 for the Army Orientation Course. It also appeared on a two-sided Newsmap dated Monday, August 30, 1943 (Week of August 19 to August 26, 207th week of the war, 89th week of U.S. participation). The lack of content on the verso may indicate that it was an overseas edition of that particular Newsmap, but such overseas editions are generally marked as such. In any event, the two-sided Newsmap is noted among the holdings of some 15 institutions in the OCLC. References: OCLC 61751863, 62786502.
Aachen. German Defences Prepared by First U.S. Army APID. Sheet 5202.
1944 First U.S. Army Situation Map of Aachen, Germany, Illustrating German Defenses
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Very good. Creasing. Closed edge tears. Bears 'Unclassified' stamps. Size 20.75 x 22.5 Inches. This is an October 1944 First U.S. Army military situation map of Aachen, Germany, illustrating the defenses around the city as observed from aerial photography. This map was produced only days before the soldiers of the U.S. Army stor…med the city and, after three weeks, successfully captured the city from the Germans. Aachen was a strategically important city, but it held greater significance from a psychological perspective. The Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne was born in Aachen, and Hitler and the Nazis referred to the Holy Roman Emperor as the First Reich. (Hitler referred to his empire as the Third Reich, thus creating a direct line between his regime and the Holy Roman Empire.) Aachen was the first city in Germany captured by the Allies, and this blow must have weighed heavily on Hitler's mind. The Overprinting The main point of interest is the red overprinting. Prepared by the First U.S. Army APID (likely, Aerial Photography Interpretation Detachment), the overprinting marks antiaircraft guns, mobile howitzers, searchlights, forts, trenches with firing positions, antitank obstacles, and more. Each enemy position is dated (day-month, so for example September 10 is 10-9). American aerial photograph interpreters thus created this overprinting using aerial photographs taken in early to mid-September for the positions north of Aachen and late September for those south of Aachen. The positions were plotted on maps by the photograph interpreters, converted into standardized notations, printed on maps by an engineer topographic battalion in the field, and distributed to the soldiers (likely the officers and only a select few because no one wanted such sensitive material to fall into enemy hands). This was an extraordinary advancement in military strategy, and the U.S. Army specially trained some of its soldiers to handle it. A Closer Look The base map labels numerous smaller towns and villages around Aachen, along with churches, and even individual dwellings. Topographic lines illustrate terrain. Aachen's many railway lines are recognizable. A key is included along the right border. The Battle of Aachen The Battle of Aachen began in mid-September, when the First U.S. Army commenced operations to encircle Aachen. These battles lasted for weeks and faced fierce resistance from the German defenders. The encirclement was nearly complete by the beginning of October when the commanding officer of the First U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges, ordered the divisions under his command to attack the city itself. Bitter street-to-street and house-to-house fighting ensued, and the battle raged from October 2, 1944, until October 21, 1944, when the German forces defending Aachen unconditionally surrendered to the Americans. The Battle of Aachen was a strategic victory for the Allies. Aachen was the first major German city to be captured by the Allies and secured the communication and supply lines for the First U.S. Army's advance into Germany. However, this victory did come at a heavy cost. American forces suffered approximately 3,500 casualties and did not complete the encirclement, so elements of the German army were able to retreat instead of surrender. Provenance This map was deaccessioned from the collection of the Defence Geographic Center (DGC) in the United Kingdom. The DGC's history begins in 1803 when the Depot of Military Knowledge was established as part of the British Army. A Topographical Branch was part of the Depot of Military Knowledge and was responsible for military mapping. After several name changes over the following century, the body responsible for military mapping became the Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS) in 1908. The name changed again to the Directorate of Military Survey in 1943, and the DGC was formed in 2000. Publication History and Census This map was prepared by the APID of the First U.S. Army a.
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Zustand: Very Good. A commercial photograph album (225 × 320 mm), containing 163 snapshot photographs (mainly 57 × 70 mm or 64 × 90 mm) loosely mounted behind photo-corners on 24 leaves (mainly on the rectos), with captions regularly throughout the album. A postcard-format studio portrait of the compiler is attached to the front… pastedown, and he has identified himself in a number of photographs. In one snapshot he is standing with former German Olympic boxer Hans Schönrath (1902-1945), who has signed the photograph in ink. Cord-bound boards covered with coarsely-woven multi-coloured fabric; extremities a little rubbed and bumped, with minor wear to some corners; patterned tissue-guards occasionally chipped and torn; minimal signs of age and use (including a few loose snapshots - and only a handful appear to be no longer present); overall, in excellent condition. The portrait has a personal inscription on the verso (unfortunately not fully identifying the subject). The snapshots are basically in chronological order, with the first group captioned 'R.A.D. 1937'. 'The Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD), or National (Empire) Labour Service, had its origins with the formation of a volunteer labour force that was created to off-set the high unemployment before the Nazis came to power. Work camps were set up to house these volunteers, sponsored by the government administration in 1931. Under Hitler's leadership service in the RAD was obligatory for all males of 17-25 years of age for a period of six months from 26 June 1935' (Imperial War Museum). Next follows a period of military training at Neuhammer; a number of photographs in this part of the album suggest the young man may have had training as a chef. There are about 40 photographs of the young man working or training in camps, in barracks, or at ease. The majority of the photographs depict the unstoppable and destructive course of the German army, as it embarks on the occupation of Czechoslovakia (fortifications, captured tanks and aircraft, military parades in the presence of Herman Goering) and Sudetenland, the invasion of Poland (deployed troops, destroyed or burning buildings, demoralised civilians, and more military parades), and finally the invasion of France (massive destruction of buildings, fortifications, bridges, French aircraft, and tanks; a crashed Messerschmitt Bf 109; captured British soldiers).
