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He lives in Scotland. Gordon Williamson is the author of, among others, The SS: Hitler s Instrument of Terror, The Iron Cross: An Illustrated History 1813 1945, Aces of the Reich and Infantry Aces of the Reich. There are many biographies of former soldiers of the Wehrmacht, many of whom had fascinating and exciting stories to tell, and several of whom were highly decorate

• Title : Hans Sturm: A Soldier's Odyssey on the Eastern Front
• Author : Gordon Williamson
• Rating : 4.55 (677 Vote)
• Publish : 2016-3-8
• Format : Hardcover
• Pages : 320 Pages
• Asin : 1781553939
• Language : English

He lives in Scotland. Gordon Williamson is the author of, among others, The SS: Hitler s Instrument of Terror, The Iron Cross: An Illustrated History 1813 1945, Aces of the Reich and Infantry Aces of the Reich.

There are many biographies of former soldiers of the Wehrmacht, many of whom had fascinating and exciting stories to tell, and several of whom were highly decorated. However, few can match Hans Sturm in his astonishing rise from a mere private in an infantry regiment, thrown into the bloody maelstrom of the Eastern Front, to a highly decorated war hero. From striking a member of the feared Sicherheitsdienst for his treatment of a Jewish woman, to refusing to wear a decoration he felt was tainted because of the treatment of enemy partisans, Sturm repeatedly stuck to his moral values no matter what the risk. A young man who had displayed fearless heroism in combat, earning him some of Germany's highest military awards, Sturm hated bullies and injustice, and reacted in his normal pugnacious and outspoken manner when confronted with wrongdoing. Even with the war finally over, Sturm's travails would not end f

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. He lives in Scotland. About the Author Gordon Williamson is the author of, among others, The SS: Hitler s Instrument of Terror, The Iron Cross: An Illustrated History 1813 1945, Aces of the Reich and Infantry Aces of the Reich