Mark C. Yerger Livres

Focusing on the interests of model builders and vehicle enthusiasts, this photo album offers a rich collection of images and information about SS holders of the Knights Cross. It serves as a valuable resource for memorabilia collectors, showcasing significant historical details and unique visuals that cater to a diverse audience interested in military history and modeling.

This biography of Ernst August Krag, offers a close look at one of the elite troops most decorated officers. Examining his career from the pre-war armed SS to 1945, the detailed text covers his entire wartime career including accounts of the combats resulting in his award of the German Cross in Gold, Knights Cross and Oakleaves to the Knights Cross. Details of his personal assault gun, numerous camouflage uniform shots, award presentations and Krag with other famous officers of Das Reich. The English text is also presented in German.

Holder of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves and Swords, Otto Weidinger was the last commander of SS-Regiment "Der Führer". Among the best field officers of the Waffen-SS, he graduated from SS officer school and served throughout the war. This fully revised and expanded edition of his authorised biography provides a wealth of information for the historian and military collector. Lavishly illustrated with over 130 photographs and documents, many never before seen, the volume covers Weidinger's military career and life in complete detail. This vastly expanded classic is an essential study of one of the most decorated officers of the 2.SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich".

This detailed reference book compiles the commands, units, and leaders of the General SS, making it invaluable for historians and collectors alike. It opens with an overview of the twelve main administrative and command offices of the SS, detailing their development, components, functions, and office chiefs. The next section delves into the Higher SS and Police Leaders, examining both their commands and the individuals who held these influential positions in occupied territories. Following this, the SS Main Districts are analyzed, including their subordinate components, title changes, and commanders. More than forty SS Districts are similarly detailed. A dedicated chapter focuses on the over one-hundred twenty-five SS Foot Regiments, listing commanders' names, ranks, unit location changes, and other significant data. The elite SS Riding Districts and Regiments are also covered in depth. Additionally, career biographies for over two hundred senior SS commanders are included, many of whom had diverse roles within Himmler's commands. The book features over 120 rare photos of senior SS officers and seven maps, along with a comprehensive index for easy reference. Mark Yerger, the author, has also written several other notable works on related topics.

In "Totenkopf" volume II Mark C. Yerger begins with a detailed overview of the officer and combat arms schools related to the Waffen-SS. The topic is especially relevant to the earliest Waffen-SS divisions with "Totenkopf"personnel being trained by this system while many school instructors also served with the division. Starting with the prewar Jun

Focusing on the SS Cavalry Brigade, this book explores its origins from General SS mounted units, detailing its formation, operations, and key figures, particularly Hermann Fegelein. It covers the Brigade's activities in Poland during 1939-40, its evolution into two regiments in 1941, and their anti-partisan warfare in Russia. The narrative includes in-depth analyses of summer 1941 operations, especially in the Pripet marshes, and the Brigade's near annihilation during the 1942 Russian offensive. The text is richly documented with photographs, maps, and organizational charts.

Honoring Those They Led examines specific points and groups within a massive subject: commanding generals of World War Two German field commands, with those primarily studied being among a select group to have one or more of their highest combat decorations presented by Adolf Hitler. The book provides in-depth details on a diversity of subjects - i