The Good Soldier: Memoirs of a Soldier in Pzr Gren Div Grossdeutchland

 

The Good Soldier is an insightful and revealing memoir of the son of a staunch Austrian Social Democrat family who served in Panzer Grenadier Division ‘Grossdeutschland’ during some of its most momentous battles, and survived four years of Soviet captivity.

Panzer Grenadier Division ‘Grossdeutschland’ was one of Germany’s premier fighting units on the Eastern Front up until the very end of the war—Alfred Novotny became a veteran soldier of this formation, being captured by the Red Army in 1945. The Good Soldier is his own account of his wartime service in this élite unit.

- A lively memoir of service in one of the WWII German Armed Forces premier formations—Panzer Grenadier Division ‘Grossdeutschland’
- Fascinating glimpse into war on the Eastern Front up until the very end, and beyond—including the author’s four years in Soviet captivity

A Novotny 

Softcover 190mm x 130mm 150 pages b/w photos, 4 maps

Book Code:  HE0021