A scouting patrol of Waffen-SS before a reconnaissance march - 1. August 1941

Las Waffen-SS eran el cuerpo de combate de élite de las Schutzstaffel (más conocidas como las SS). Dirigidas por el Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Comenzaron como unidad de protección y choque d…

This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documented record of all major clothing articles of the Waffen-SS. Hundreds of unpublished bw photos were used in production. Original and extremely rare SS uniforms of various types are carefully photographed and presented here.

Himmlers Waffen-SS gilt noch immer als Elitetruppe des Dritten Reiches, besonders effizient und gefürchtet beim Feind. Der Historiker Klaus-Jürgen Bremm widerlegt bis ins Detail diesen Mythos.