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The Brandenburger : Germany's elite warrior spies in World War II / Franz Kurowski ; [translated by David Johnston].
- Title
- The Brandenburger : Germany's elite warrior spies in World War II / Franz Kurowski ; [translated by David Johnston].
- Author
- Kurowski, Franz
- Publication
- Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | D810.S7 K8613 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vi, 378 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- A narrative detailing a clandestine operations unit ran by the German Army's intelligence service, and its exploits. It gives a rare look into the secret military operations of Hitler's Germany. Trained to be quick, mobile, self-reliant and steeped in local customs and languages, the Brandenburgers operated behind enemy lines around the world. From Western Europe to Romania, Russia, Egypt, Afghanistan, and World War II's other fronts, they seized bridges as well as other strategic targets. They engaged in sabotage, espionage, and other daring missions-often bending the rules of war in the process. Although the unit was dissolved in 1944, its tactics influenced special forces around the world both during the war and after.
- Series Statement
- Stackpole Military history series
- Uniform Title
- Deutsche Kommandotrupps 1939-1945. English
- Stackpole military history series
- Alternative Title
- Deutsche Kommandotrupps 1939-1945.
- Subjects
- 1939-1945
- World War > (1939-1945)
- History
- Germany > Heer > Panzergrenadierdivision "Brandenburg" > History
- World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Germany
- Germany > Wehrmacht > Amt Ausland/Abwehr > History
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Originally published in English: The Brandenburgers global mission. Winnipeg, Man. : J.J. Fedorowicz Pub., c1997.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The OKW-AMT Ausland/Abwehr -- The Abwehr Departments I, II and III -- Actions before the war -- The Wartime Organization of the Abwehr -- Admiral Canaris' House Unit -- The Abwehr at war -- Trouble spot Afghanistan : the Afghan Company -- From "Marita" to Rumania -- The Abwehr in the eastern campaign -- The Abwehr in the campaign against Russia -- Ausland Abwehr II : operations in Iraq -- Operations in Iran -- Long-range missions by the Abwehr -- Operations in India -- Operations in Africa -- Further Abwehr operations in Russia -- Major reorganization -- Operations in the East and Southeast -- The new Brandenburg training regiment -- The Brandenburg Coastal Raider Battalion : the Abwehr's Navy -- The final stage: Panzer-Grenadier Division Brandenburg.
- ISBN
- 0811732509
- 9780811732505
- LCCN
- ^^2005017821
- 9780811732505
- OCLC
- 60743166
- SCSB-10714684
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library