Fully illustrated, this study assesses the Soviet and Waffen-SS troops who contested the cities of Kharkov and Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front during 1942–43. As the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union unfolded, two places that suffered exceptionally severely were Kharkov (now Kharkiv) in Ukraine and Rostov-on-Don in Russia. In total, Kharkov would change hands violently four times between October 1941 and August 1943, and Rostov-on-Don also four times between November 1941 and February 1943. In this book, Chris McNab examines the fighting men of the Red Army and the Waffen-SS who clashed in three battles – one for Rostov (July 1942) and two for Kharkov (February–March and August). He clearly explains the key differences between these two opponents – training, tactics, weaponry, ideology and motivation – and examines how these differences played out in the three engagements, which ranged from open-terrain combined-arms battles to close-quarters street fighting in major urban zones. The text is complemented by specially commissioned artwork and mapping and carefully chosen archive photographs.
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Waffen-SS Soldier vs Soviet Rifleman: Rostov-on-Don and Kharkov 1942–43 (Combat, 71)
By: Chris McNab
ISBN-10: 1472857984
ISBN-13 : 978-1472857989
Publisher : Osprey Publishing (February 14, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback: 80 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 7.3 x 0.2 x 9.75 inches
Item Weight : 1 pounds
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