Erwin Bartmann

Fur Volk and Fuhrer (eBook, ePUB)

The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One German soldier's experience in the deadly crucible of World War II combat. 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. Erwin fulfilled his dream on May Day 1941, when he walked into the Lichterfelde barracks in Berlin as a raw recruit. On arrival at the Eastern Front in late summer 1941, Erwin was assigned to a frontline communications squad. When the end of the Reich became inevitable, Erwin was forced to choose between a struggle for personal survival and the fulfillment of his SS oath of "loyalty unto death." From the war on the southern sector of the Eastern Front to a bomb-shattered Berlin populated largely by old men and demoralized women, this candid eyewitness account offers a unique and sometimes surprising perspective on the life of a young Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler volunteer. "A valuable memoir, providing both a good account of the changing attitudes of the author, both towards the Nazi regime and the chances of final victory." -History of War

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Helion and Company
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781910294277
• Artikelnr.: 41086358

Autorenporträt

Erwin Walter Bartmann, was born on 12 December 1923 in Schlochau, a town close to the then Polish border. Today the town, now called Czluchów, lies within Poland. Erwin was the youngest of four brothers two of whom died in infancy. In the hope of finding a better life, his family moved to Berlin in 1927. In 1941, Erwin enlisted voluntarily in the 1st Waffen SS Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, fought on the Eastern Front, served as a machine-gun instructor, and eventually spent time as a POW in England and Scotland. Unable to return in safety to his home in the Soviet controlled sector of Berlin, Erwin decided to remain in Edinburgh and took up a position as a baker. He became a British citizen on 5 November 1955 and later married his Scottish sweetheart with whom he raised a son. Erwin died on 14 September 2012.