5th SS Wiking at War 1941–1945: History of the Division

Images of War

by Ian Baxter

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 5th SS Division Wiking 1941 - 1945 is the 5th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series by Ian Baxter. The book tells the dramatic story of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking at War. The men of the division were recruited from foreign volunteers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands and Belgium under the command of German officers. Not all were collaborators - the choice they were all too often presented with was join up or be locked up - or worse. During the course of the war, the division served on the Eastern Front in 1941. It surrendered in May 1945 to the American forces in Austria.

Genres: Ebooks, World War II

176 pages, Paperback

Published May 30, 2018

About the author

Ian Baxter is a military historian who specializes in German twentieth-century military history. He has written more than forty books and over 100 articles about the World War II era.

He has reviewed numerous military studies for publication and supplied thousands of photographs and important documents to various publishers and film production companies worldwide.

Reviews

[Luis Arturo Mantilla Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good account of one of the best foreign Waffen divisions

This is an account of one of the best SS divisions comprised on nordic people, , although fanatical indoctrinated , they fought valiant against an overwhelming foe, and was relentlessly bled white, until his surrender to American forces, interesting read.