Germany’s French Allies 1941–45

Massimiliano Afiero is an IT teacher and specialist in the history of Axis units during World War II. He has written numerous books and articles and founded two magazines, Fronti di Guerra: 1939–1945 and The Axis Forces. He lives in Italy.Ramiro Bujeiro is a commercial artist from Argentina. He has international clients and is a frequent contributor to Osprey titles. His interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

An excellent reference work for historians and modellers.

• OVERVIEWLA LÉGION DES VOLONTAIRES FRANÇAISCreation – The Eastern Front – November–December 1941: Operation ‘Typhoon’ – Negative judgements – January–February 1942: withdrawal, purge and re-formation – May–June 1942: III Btl in the Volost valley – July–December 1942: I Btl returns to the front – September 1942–February 1943: III Btl at Krutojar, and on the Desna – Ambushes, June–August 1943 THE LEGION REBORN – September–November 1943: back to regimental status – October 1943–February 1944: Solovitchy, the Somry forest, and Operation ‘Marokko’ – June 1944: the Marty column – Operation ‘Bagration’: the defence of Bobr – July 1944: Minsk LA LÉGION TRICOLORELA PHALANGE AFRICAINE– Kompanie Frankonia FRENCH VOLUNTEERS IN THE WAFFEN-SS– Creation of the French brigade – August 1944: the Galician front THE ‘CHARLEMAGNE’ DIVISION– August–October 1944: reorganization – February–March 1945: the Pomeranian front – March–April 1945: final reorganizations – April–May 1945: Berlin – The other remnants of the division BIBLIOGRAPHY PLATE COMMENTARIES INDEX