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Stormtrooper on the Eastern Front

by Mintauts Blosfelds
Lisa Blosfelds
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The memoir of a reluctant soldier coerced into military service by the Nazis and driven from his homeland by the Russians.

Following the conquest of his native Latvia by the Nazis, Mintauts Blosfelds was given the stark choice: service in the SS or forced labor in a slave camp. So he "volunteered" to fight for the Nazis.

In this memoir he describes his training and how he became an instructor before being sent into Russia. He nearly perished during the terrible winter of 1943–44 after being wounded and finding himself with his friend lying dead on top of him. As the tide turned, the Russians advanced remorselessly through. He would be wounded twice more and awarded the Iron Cross for bravery.

With German resistance collapsing, he had to flee for his life—capture by the Russians meant almost certain death. He surrendered to the Americans, but describes the neglect he suffered at their hands. Unable to return to Latvia, which was now occupied by the Russians, he became a Displaced Person, eventually settling in the UK. This book tells his compelling story.
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Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

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  • ISBN: 9781783372560
  • Release date: January 31, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781781596517
  • Release date: January 31, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781781596517
  • File size: 5224 KB
  • Release date: January 31, 2020

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Biography & Autobiography History Military Nonfiction

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The memoir of a reluctant soldier coerced into military service by the Nazis and driven from his homeland by the Russians.

Following the conquest of his native Latvia by the Nazis, Mintauts Blosfelds was given the stark choice: service in the SS or forced labor in a slave camp. So he "volunteered" to fight for the Nazis.

In this memoir he describes his training and how he became an instructor before being sent into Russia. He nearly perished during the terrible winter of 1943–44 after being wounded and finding himself with his friend lying dead on top of him. As the tide turned, the Russians advanced remorselessly through. He would be wounded twice more and awarded the Iron Cross for bravery.

With German resistance collapsing, he had to flee for his life—capture by the Russians meant almost certain death. He surrendered to the Americans, but describes the neglect he suffered at their hands. Unable to return to Latvia, which was now occupied by the Russians, he became a Displaced Person, eventually settling in the UK. This book tells his compelling story.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Military Nonfiction