But Not for the Fuehrer: 7th Panzer Division Eastern Front Memoir

The author was just 16 when he was drafted in 1943 and fought exclusively against the Soviets on the Eastern front. He was a Pioneer trooper in the 3rd Regiment of 7th Panzer Division and fought around Kharkov. The author describes very vividly his battle experiences which the book is packed full of, such as using teller mines against tanks, about fighting fanatical Russian women soldiers, what they did to captured German soldiers as well as other Soviet soldiers who had tortured and mutilated their fellow German comrades.

He was also trained as a sharpshooter and was employed as a sniper for a while. The book also gives a good account of how the German sniper was trained. He was also involved in the destruction of Peenemuende. when he was sent out there on a mission along with a company to destroy it before it fell into enemy hands.

Helmet Jung
Hardcover 472 pages

Book Code:  EX0389