4.2
Biografieën
Like many Germans, Berlin schoolboy Erwin Bartmann fell under the spell of the Zeitgeist cultivated by the Nazis. Convinced he was growing up in the best country in the world, he dreamt of joining the Leibstandarte, Hitler's elite Waffen SS unit. Tall, blond, blue-eyed, and just seventeen-years-old, Erwin fulfilled his dream on Mayday 1941, when he gave up his apprenticeship at the Glaser bakery in Memeler Strasse and walked into the Lichterfelde barracks in Berlin as a raw, volunteer recruit.
On arrival at the Eastern Front in late summer 1941, Erwin was assigned to a frontline communications squad attached to 4.Kompanie and soon discovered that survival was a matter of luck-or the protection of a guardian angel. Good fortune finally deserted Erwin on 11 July 1943 when shrapnel sizzled through his lung during the epic Battle of Kursk-Prokhorovka. Following a period of recovery, and promotion to Unterscharführer, Erwin took up a post as machine-gun instructor with the Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon.
From the war on the southern sector of the Eastern Front to a bomb-shattered Berlin populated largely by old men and demoralized lonely women, this candid eyewitness account offers a unique and sometimes surprising perspective on the life of a young Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler volunteer.
© 2017 Tantor Media, Inc. (Luisterboek): 9781541471986
Vertaling: Derik Hammond
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 april 2017
4.2
Biografieën
Like many Germans, Berlin schoolboy Erwin Bartmann fell under the spell of the Zeitgeist cultivated by the Nazis. Convinced he was growing up in the best country in the world, he dreamt of joining the Leibstandarte, Hitler's elite Waffen SS unit. Tall, blond, blue-eyed, and just seventeen-years-old, Erwin fulfilled his dream on Mayday 1941, when he gave up his apprenticeship at the Glaser bakery in Memeler Strasse and walked into the Lichterfelde barracks in Berlin as a raw, volunteer recruit.
On arrival at the Eastern Front in late summer 1941, Erwin was assigned to a frontline communications squad attached to 4.Kompanie and soon discovered that survival was a matter of luck-or the protection of a guardian angel. Good fortune finally deserted Erwin on 11 July 1943 when shrapnel sizzled through his lung during the epic Battle of Kursk-Prokhorovka. Following a period of recovery, and promotion to Unterscharführer, Erwin took up a post as machine-gun instructor with the Ausbildung und Ersatz Bataillon.
From the war on the southern sector of the Eastern Front to a bomb-shattered Berlin populated largely by old men and demoralized lonely women, this candid eyewitness account offers a unique and sometimes surprising perspective on the life of a young Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler volunteer.
© 2017 Tantor Media, Inc. (Luisterboek): 9781541471986
Vertaling: Derik Hammond
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 april 2017
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Jeroen
25 nov 2021
Interesting to hear about the war from the ‘other side’. But i personally doubt the truth worthy of this version of the war. Probably a story of the most dignified waffen ss member personal bodyguard regiment of the fuhrer. Told in a way you almost get sympathy with the member of a elite corps which is known for the most horrific actions against mankind.
Seada
18 jul 2022
Boeiend geschreven. Verhelderend om de geschiedenis van beide kanten te horen. De geallieerde kant van de tweede wereldoorlog is al vaker beschreven, die is dus al bekend. De Duitse kant van het verhaal is tot nu toe onderbelicht gebleven, maar ook goed om te vernemen. Ik heb geen moeite met de menselijke kant van de hele geschiedenis; natuurlijk is het verhaal gekleurd en bijgeschaafd, het zit in de menselijke aard om zichzelf zo positief mogelijk af te schilderen.
Wes
20 sep 2022
Very nice story, rip
JanH
20 mei 2023
Verslag van een soldaat,als oud ss manOp 88 jarige leeftijd met de ,,Meine ehre heiszt treue. ,, Gedachte zal sterven .
Rinek
14 sep 2022
Heel interessant om de 2e wereld oorlog vanuit een sser beschreven te lezen. Het geeft je toch een ander beeld van de oorlog.
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