Summer Journal: Sailing Boat 100 Page - Lined 6 x 9 inch Diary

Insights into the daily lives of history's fighting men and women, past and present, detailing their motivation, training, tactics, weaponry and experiences

The all-volunteer 'Blue Division' was a formation that allowed Franco's technically neutral Spain to support Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia. Following initial training in Germany, the Blue Division's units were sent to the Eastern Front in August 1941, where, after a 40-day march to the front, the Division fought in several major actions including Leningrad. In 1943, with the tide turning against the Axis forces in Russia, the Division was ordered to withdraw, yet many men chose to stay on and serve with the relieving Volunteer Legion. Even after the collapse in the East, some volunteers remained and served with Waffen-SS units through to the fall of Berlin in 1945. This book describes the experiences of the common soldier, exploring his motivation for serving the Wehrmacht and his dramatic experiences in a brutal theatre of war.