Title: Für Volk and Führer
Description: Like many Germans, Berlin schoolboy Erwin Bartmann fell under the spell of the Zeitgeist cultivated by the Nazis. Convinced he was growing up in the best country in the world, he dreamt of joining the Leibstandarte, Hitler's elite Waffen SS unit. From the war on the southern sector of the Eastern Front to a bomb-shattered Berlin populated largely by old men and demoralized lonely women, this candid eyewitness account offers a unique and sometimes surprising perspective on the life of a young Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler volunteer.
Subjects: Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945, Soldiers, Waffen-SS, German Personal narratives, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler," 1., Biography, Veterans, Germany, biography, History, Popular works
Places: Eastern Front, Germany
People: Erwin Bartmann (1923-2012)