Erhard Steiniger

Radio Operator on the Eastern Front

An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fascinating detail and descriptions make this memoir a gripping read.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenhill Books
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 263mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9781784386184
• ISBN-10: 1784386189
• Artikelnr.: 60894275

Autorenporträt

Erhard Steiniger was born on 8 April 1920 in the Sudetenland. He joined his Wehrmacht unit on 12 October 1940 as a radio operator and saw action across the Eastern Front, ending the war as an Obergefreiter (lance-corporal). During the war, he was awarded the Iron Cross II Class, Wound Badge in Black, Infantry Assault Badge and Ostmedaille. In May 1945, he fell into Russian hands and spent four-and-a-half years as a prisoner in Siberia.