Korbinian Viechter - Als Infanterist zum Ritterkreuz - Buch

The Knight's Cross carrier and bearer of the melee clasp in silver Korbinian Viechter In this book he describes his memories of the years of war and captivity. He describes the fight as an infantryman in France and on the fronts in the east to the bitter end. As a visible sign of his commitment, he wore at the end of the war, among other things, in addition to the melee clasp in silver and the wounded badge in gold, for a total of 9 suffered wounds. At the beginning of the war, he was still a simple gunman. In May 1945, he became a first lieutenant in Russian captivity. The following years he survived only with the help of a Russian doctor and the protective hand of a NKVD officer. The book is the story of a man who was not allowed to decide his own fate, and at the same time looks back on this part of his life without remorse and pathos.

Hardcover: 208 pages

Language: German

Packaging dimensions: 21.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm