Gebirgsjäger vs Soviet Sailor: Arctic Circle 1942-44 (Combat)

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In 1941–44, Nazi Germany’s Gebirgsjäger–elite mountain troops–clashed time and again with land-based units of the Soviet Navy all the way through the mighty struggle on World War II’s Eastern Front. Formed into naval infantry and naval rifle brigades, some 350,000 of Stalin’s sailors would serve the Motherland on land, playing a key role within the defense of Moscow, Leningrad, and Sevastopol. The Gebirgsjäger, many among them veterans of victories in Norway after which Crete, would find their specialist skills to be at a premium within the harsh terrain and bitter weather encountered on the northern end of the front line. Operating many hundreds of miles north of Moscow, the 2 sides endured savage conditions as they fought one some other within the Arctic Circle.

Featuring archive photographs, specially commissioned artwork, and expert analysis, that is the absorbing story of the lads who fought and died within the struggle for the Soviet Union’s northern flank on the height of World War II.

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