Albert Schwenn’s Memories of the Waffen-SS: An SS Cavalry

Albert Schwenn’s Memories of the Waffen-SS: An SS Cavalry Division Veteran Remembers

Albert Schwenn was called up by the SS Cavalry Replacement Battalion in Warsaw in October 1942, and in March 1943, was seconded to the SS Cavalry Division. Schwenn gives a vivid account of the brutal combat on the Russian front, and especially operations against partisans, where he took part in so-called â€œpacification actionsâ€ behind the front lines. In August 1943, his division was transferred to the front near Kharkov. After recovering from wounds received during the Soviet offensive, he served as an instructor, lastly with the SS Cavalry Replacement and Training Regiment in Bohemia. In addition to nearly three months of action during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, Schwenn also took part in operations during the Prague Uprising in May 1945. Because of his participation in operations against partisans in 1943, he was given a death sentence, and ultimately served nearly eleven years as a POW in the USSR.
Country USA
Brand SCHIFFER MILITARY
Manufacturer Schiffer Military History
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780764352973
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780764352973
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Albert Schwenn’s Memories of the Waffen-SS: An SS Cavalry Division Veteran Remembers