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World War II Armed Forces– Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 19.06.2015 |
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World War II Armed Forces– Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 19.06.2015 |
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Georg Tessin's
Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 |
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I have been using Georg Tessin's "Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS
1939–1945" since 1973, when I bought the first four volumes, all that were available at the time. Only a visit to the
Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (the German federal military archives) in Freiburg i.Br.
will allow you to get a feeling for the tremendous amount of work that has gone into making
this work. It is an incredible compendium of astounding effort. If you are interested in
German units in World War II, this is the published source. All other efforts pale in
comparison.
I have the utmost respect for the person and work of the former Georg Tessin. He typed the manuscript, although some parts were handwritten. From what I have seen of his handwriting, the traditional physician's scrawl is a refined copperplate in comparison. This unfortunate habit has possibly mislead harried typesetters to incorporate a number of errors in the published books. In addition, more original sources have become available since the original volumes were finished. I also have the impression, (forgive me if this is untrue), that little if any proofreading was done. Over these many years, I noted errors, amendments, and changes which I offer here as my humble contribution to this magnificent work. As Tessin is in German, I assume that you understand enough of that language to also understand the errata I have noted. Contributions are welcome. Please indicate: Volume, Edition, Date Published, Publisher And please follow the format I have used. Thank you. Contributions received with thanks from Piet Duits, Bill Russ, and Ralf Schneider. |
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