words, maps, and never-before published photographs where our ‘Leibstandarte’ had to fight:all battlefields in the east, in the south and in Western Europe, in all battle conditions, whetherin attack or later during the retreat battles. Thus, I remember our killed and missing comrades.This book should serve to quell any doubt that to this very day, despite all the disappointment,demonization, and defamation of our great experience, there is one thing that actively remainsin us: THE CAMARADERIE.”Compiled by former company commander and German Cross in Gold holder Ralf Tiemann,the detailed text relies on both official documentation and the personal recollections ofnumerous unit veterans. Ralf, however, narrates the first combats for Kharkov in early 1943 andthe summer Kursk engagements later the same year. In 1944, the unit engaged the Allies afterD-Day.No WW II enthusiast has such a book in his personal library. The title in itself is enough toscare the casual reader away. But for serious buffs, this reading is about as good as it can getwithout, via a time-capsule, actually placing you atop the turret of an SS Panzer. HERE, INWORDS, YOU ARE REALLY THERE! Illustrated with private photos made available from Waffen-SS veteran contributors, the detailed appendices provide a complete roster of all commanders,platoon leaders, senior NCOs, award winners, and those killed in action. Exacting cartographicmaterial allows you to follow all engagements in this first unit history of a “Leibstandarte” tank
company ever published and now available in English.
