8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer

Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

By: Ian Baxter

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Paperback | 1 June 2023

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128 Pages

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Covers the operations of a leading SS Cavalry Regiment.

Latest in the Author's popular SS Divisions/ Images of War series. Formed in 1942 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer was soon deployed to the Eastern Front where Hitler's ambition to conquer Russia was stalling badly. In common with other SS units the Division was responsible for razing towns and villages, poisoning wells and genocide often against unarmed civilians. This scorched earth policy was aimed at hindering the Red Army's advance. After moving South, the Division took part in the retreat from the Dnieper River before operating in Hungary and Croatia.

The end came when trapped in Budapest by Soviet and Romanian forces, the Division was destroyed in December 1944. By the end of the siege only 800 of the 30,000 men in the SS Corps reached German lines. Using many startling contemporary images, this latest book in the Author's SS Division series vividly illustrates the horror of warfare on the Eastern Front.

About the Author

Ian Baxter is a much-published author and photographic collector whose books draw an increasing following. Among his many previous titles in the Images of War Series are Hitler's Boy Soldiers, Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants, The Ghettos of Nazi Occupied Poland, German Army on the Eastern Front - The Advance, German Army on the Eastern Front - The Retreat, The Crushing of Army Group (North) and the popular SS Waffen Division series including SS Leibstandarte Division, SS Totenkopf Division At War, Waffen SS of the Baltic States, Waffen SS at Arnhem and Waffen SS in the Ardennes. He lives near Chelmsford, Essex.

250 b/w illustrations

Industry Reviews

"Most of the book is dedicated to photos taken from wartime archives. The introduction gives us a short synopsis of the unit."-- "IPMS/USA"
"...enjoyed it."-- "Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"
"Highly Recommended for beginner to advanced builders to add to their library if they are serious about knowing all they can concerning the German Wehrmacht or SS on the Eastern Front."-- "AMPS"

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