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DAS REICH
THE MILITARY ROLE OF THE
2ND SS DIVISION
JAMES LUCAS
DAS REICH
THE MILITARY ROLE OF THE
2ND SS DIVISION
JAMES LUCAS
CASSELL
This book is dedicated to those men, living and dead, who
fought in the ranks of the 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das
Reich' or in any of the formations of the SS 'V,
'Deutschland', or 'Reich' Division, out of which it evolved.
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First published by Arms and Armour 1991
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Contents
Acknowledgements 11
Preface 12
Organization and Recruitment 15
The Campaign in Poland and the Creation of the Division 29
SS V' Division in the West, 1940 37
SS Division 'Reich' in Yugoslavia, 1941 51
The First Campaign on the Eastern Front, 1941-1942 53
SS Division 'Das Reich' in the Second Campaign on the
Eastern Front, 1943-1944 85
2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich' in North-West Europe,
1944-1945 127
The Third Campaign on the Eastern Front, 1945 171
The End of the War 203
Epilogue 211
Appendixes 213
Bibliography 21