Dying Days of the Third Reich: German Accounts from World War II

by Christian Huber

The defeat of the Third Reich is best told through the authentic voices of those who fought on the front line. This collection includes the stories of German soldiers fighting the Red Army on the Eastern Front. It includes those of Horst Messer, who served on the last East Prussian panzer tank but was captured and spent four years in Russian captivity at Riga; Hans Obermeier, who recounts service with Eastern Front training units, capture on the Czech front, and escape from Siberia; and an anonymous Wehrmacht soldier in Slovakia given orders to execute Russian prisoners.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short but interesting read on the experiences of German soldiers at the end of WW2.It contains accounts from soldiers on both the eastern and western fronts,many fell into the hands of the Russian forces and spent the next few years in camps in Russia others managed to surrender to the Americans and had a less traumatic experience
I think the book could've been improved by having a few civilian accounts and by including more information on the people who were interviewed.In conclusion a decent book that shows the hell that was Germany in the last act of the Nazi era.