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DIE 61 INFANTERIE DIVISION 1939-1945 A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Book Type: C, O, G By Walther Hubatsch. This East Prussian division fought in Poland and took part in the siege of Warsaw. The next year it was part of Army Group B when it overran Belgium. In Russia it fought in the drive on Leningrad, took part in the Battle of the Valday Hills, opposed the Soviet winter offensive of 1941-42, and was later engaged in the siege of Leningrad. In the winter of 1942-43 it fought in the Second Battle of Lake Ladoga where it rescued the 227th Infantry Division. When the Russian winter offensive of 1944 began the 61st was the only reserve division in the 18th Army. The division distinguished itself in the retreat through the Baltic States and was shifted to Army Group Center in June 1944. In January 1945 it was cut off in East Prussia where it remained at battle group strength until the end of the war. Includes over 500 photos plus maps. 160 pp. 
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