Waffen-SS Soldier vs Soviet Rifleman
Rostov-on-Don and Kharkov 1942–43
Waffen-SS Soldier vs Soviet Rifleman
Rostov-on-Don and Kharkov 1942–43
Description
Fully illustrated, this study assesses the Soviet and Waffen-SS troops who contested the cities of Kharkov and Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front during 1942–43.
As the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union unfolded, two places that suffered exceptionally severely were Kharkov (now Kharkiv) in Ukraine and Rostov-on-Don in Russia. In total, Kharkov would change hands violently four times between October 1941 and August 1943, and Rostov-on-Don also four times between November 1941 and February 1943.
In this book, Chris McNab examines the fighting men of the Red Army and the Waffen-SS who clashed in three battles – one for Rostov (July 1942) and two for Kharkov (February–March and August). He clearly explains the key differences between these two opponents – training, tactics, weaponry, ideology and motivation – and examines how these differences played out in the three engagements, which ranged from open-terrain combined-arms battles to close-quarters street fighting in major urban zones. The text is complemented by specially commissioned artwork and mapping and carefully chosen archive photographs.
Table of Contents
The Opposing Sides
Rostov-on-Don, 20–25 July 1942
The Third Battle of Kharkov, 19 February–18 March 1943
The Fourth Battle of Kharkov, 6–11 August 1943
Analysis
Aftermath
Unit organizations
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Feb 16 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 80 |
| ISBN | 9781472858009 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations. |
| Series | Combat |
| Short code | CBT 71 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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