Along the Neva
Subtitle: German paratroops of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Fallschirmjä̈ger Regiment on the Russian Front : September-November 1941
By: Edgar Alcidi
Publisher: Schiffer Pub.; Schiffer Publishing; Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Atglen, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780764336577
Subjects: Campaigns; German Aerial operations; Germany; World War, 1939-1945; German Personal narratives; Airborne troops; Armed Forces; Germany. Luftwaffe. Fallschirmjägerregiment 3.; History
Description: "This book presents in words and images the first operational use of German paratroopers in the Russian campaign, and also the first time they served as conventional infantry. Focusing specifically on the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment, it describes the horrific weather, and unspeakable living and fighting conditions endured by these elite soldiers who were deployed in the trenches near the Neva River in northern Russia.  Outnumbered in men and equipment, they fought bravely and with distinction, never faltering in their mission.  Included with the operational history, are recollections and reminiscences of surviving veterans"--P. [2] of cover.
Notes: "Schiffer military history."

"A Schiffer military history book"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: The situation : September 1941; title: Organisation of the 1st Battalion Regiment 3 (I./Rgt.3); title: Petrushino; title: Vyborgskaya; title: Portraits and documents; title: Major Kurt Veth grouping.