Duitsland – Rare WW2 German Pionier / Combat Engineer Handbook – weapons – training – explosives – trenches – bunkers – named to Gross-Deutschland officer! – 1936

Great original WW2 German Pionier (Combat Engieer) handbook in nice condition! Over 400 pages with mines, trench/bunker construction, equipment, weapons, equipment instructions, etc. The unique aspect is that this anual is named to an OFFICER serving with the elite Gross Deutschland division. A rare and extensive manual to find, the bible if you collect German Pioneer equipment and related militaria! History of the gross deutschland division The Panzergrenadier Division "Großdeutschland",[notes 1] also commonly referred to simply as Großdeutschland[notes 2] or Großdeutschland Division, was an elite combat unit of the German Army (Heer) that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.Formed in 1921, it was known as the Wachregiment Berlin[3] and served as a ceremonial guard unit until it was in mid-1939 re-equipped for combat, becoming a regiment of the combined Wehrmacht German armed forces. The regiment would later be expanded and renamed Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland in 1942, and after significant reorganization was renamed Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland in May 1943. In November 1944, while the division retained its status as a Panzergrenadier division, some of its subordinate units were expanded to divisional status, and the whole group of divisions were reorganized as Panzerkorps Großdeutschland.They served in numerous important campaigns, incluing the... lees verder bij Catawiki