|
|
|
|
|
|
NAZI PHOTO HISTORY OF A GEBIRGSJÄGER DIVISION
|
Der Stoss in Frankreichs Herz, Der Feldzug einer Gebirgs-Division in Frankreich (The Thrust in the Heart of France, the Campaign of a Mountain Troops Division in France) is a 1941 hardcover Nazi photo book about the participation of Gebirgsjäger during the 1940 invasion of France. It has a foreword by Knight’s Cross recipient General der Gebirgstruppe Ludwig Kübler followed by a full-page photo portrait of him (shown below left).
The text consists of lively troop accounts and excerpts of war diaries assembled by Arthur Müller. The 108 text pages have black & white sketches by Karlheinz Dallinger. There are an additional 110 glossy (unnumbered) photo pages with gritty pictures of the Westfeldzug. They were taken by those involved in the battle, all of them named on the page facing the foreword.
| .... Gebirgsjäger writing Feldpost letters home, an American World War I cemetery, Chateau-Thierry after it was captured, Nazi tanks after crossing the Maginot Line, Flak guns, etc., etc. |
 |
Above, the first encounters of Gebirgsjäger with black colonial French soldiers. The caption under the picture below is Amulett und Edelweiss.
Der Stoss in Frankreichs Herz, Der Feldzug einer Gebirgs-Division in Frankreich was published by Major Dr. Egid Gehring on orders from Gen. Kdo. VII. AR. and the Central Publishing House of the Nazi Party in Munich, Verlag Franz Eher Nachfolger published it in 1941.
This gritty Nazi photo book about a Gebirgsjäger Division during the 1940 Westfeldzug is in good used condition. There is wear to the covers, but the pages are in very good condition. The 83+ year old book and the rare map have no odor.
This gritty Nazi photo book about a Gebirgsjäger Division during the 1940 Westfeldzug is in good used condition. There is wear to the covers, but the pages are in very good condition. The 83+ year old book and the rare map have no odor.
The 7-1/8 x 9-1/4 inch, 218 page hardcover book is complete with the separate and frequently missing, large 27 x 29 inch fold-out color map in the back covering the Vormarsch und Kampfgebiet der Gebirgsdivision in Luxemburg, Belgien und Frankreich. It was produced for this book by the Central Publishing House of the Nazi Party, Franz Eher Nachfolger in Munich.
 |
caption under this photo. |
Also for sale on USMBOOKS.com, Major Dr. Egid Gehring book about Nazi mountain troops in Yugoslavia as well as Onwards Across the Battlefields - with the Victorious Army through France in 1940 (also with its original map). We are happy to combine shipping of multiple purchases!
for $175.00 delivered by Media Mail in the continental USA. USM book #1406 |
| • IF you prefer faster and safer Priority Mail shipping with USPS Tracking add $9.95. |
| • IF you wish to purchase highly recommended, but optional insurance, add $3.50. |
| • We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost, however foreign customers are responsible for any VAT payments, import duties & customs clearing fees. Please inquire. |
The pictures include Nazi Generals and other officers, Wehrmacht motorcycles, cavalry troops on the move, fleeing French women and children, battle damage, pontoon bridges, Gebirgsjäger crossing a river in a rubber boat, the Rocroi fortress transformed into a prison camp, German soldier graves in the field, destroyed French tanks and crashed airplanes, the battle for and crossing the Oise-Aisne canal and the Ourcq river, .....
"THE THRUST IN THE HEART OF FRANCE" BY A NAZI MOUNTAIN TROOP DIVISION
