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"This ... book about General Bayerlein covers his trial by the Denazification Tribunal conducted in September 1947. Bayerlein's German trial is extensively documented; the file contains over 150 pages, including details of his testimony regarding his actions as a commander during World War II ... This new book [also] includes the details of a Gestapo investigation during September of 1941 for Bayerlein's actions in stopping the beating of a sick Russian prisoner by a prison guard at the train station in his hometown of W?rzburg, Germany ... In addition to a thorough disclosure and translation of Bayerlein's files are highlights of war crime charges against many of his senior contemporaries-- including Guderian, von Weichs, and Kesselring-- who were held accountable for their actions in the field"--Page [[2] of cover.
This book is the first and only comprehensive biography of the life of General-leutnant Fritz Bayerlein (1899-1970), Erwin Rommels former Chief-of-Staff and commander of the elite Panzer Lehr Division during World War II. Bayerlein is often quoted and equally criticized for his military failures and successes. His experiences with General Heinz Guderian in the invasion of Poland, France and Russia, along with North Africa, Hungary, Normandy and the Ruhr cover six years of intense war. During the Russian winter of 1943-1944, Bayerlein commanded the famous Berlin-Brandenburg 3rd Panzer Division. Officers and soldiers describe his battle experiences and provide valuable insight into the charact...
This oral interview was held with General Bayerlein during 7-9 Aug 1945 at Bad Nauheim, Germany. No record in German was made at the time of this oral interview.
Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein, Commander of the Panzer Lehr Division, wrote twenty manuscripts while interred as a U.S. Army prisoner of war from April 1945 until his release from captivity two years later. The entire series of manuscripts, commonly referred to as Foreign Military Studies, was prepared post-war by hundreds of senior German officers at the direction of the U.S. Armys Historical Division. Bayerlein cooperated whole-heartedly and honestly with the U.S. Army, telling his own version of events as they unfolded, starting with the creation of the famous Panzer Lehr Division. Bayerlein recounts his experiences through the horrors of D-Day, his retreat to the Rhine, the failed Arde...
Now, for the first time, the private Afrikakorps photograph collection of Rommel's second in command, Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein, is presented in this landmark publication. Over 200 photographs, showing personalities, battle scenes, behind the front line rest periods, and non-battle scenery such as a tour of ancient ruins with Rommel are featured. Brought to life here are the famous Afrikakorps personalities such as Rommel, Nehring, Cruwell, and von Thoma. The Afrikakorps commanders, their fighting men, the awards for bravery, the graves, and even mundane military life in the heat of the Libyan desert, Bayerlein's array of photographs depict the war in the Western Desert as he saw it. F...