I'm currently looking out for German WWII autobiographies in English. So far I have:
Inside the Third Reich - Albert Speer
A soldier's odyssey on the Eastern Front - Hans Sturm
Panzer Commander - Hans von Luck
Fur Volk and Furhrer - Erwin Bartman
Tigers in the mud - Otto Carius
Hitler's last witness Rochus Misch
The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer
On my wish list at Amazon are:
Unlikely Warrior: A Jewish Soldier in Hitler's Army - Georg Rauch
Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty - Herbert Maeger
The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-45 - Nicholas Stargardt (a collection of accounts)
Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front - Gunter Koschorrek
I Was Hitler's Chauffeur : The Memoir of Erich Kempka - Erich Kempka
Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross by Albrecht Wacker
Lost Victories: War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General - Erich Von Manstein
Panzer Leader - Heinz Guderian
Goodbye, Transylvania: A Romanian Waffen-SS Soldier in WWII - Sigmund Heinz Landau
Black Edelweiss - J. Voss
However, I'd love any further recommendations. I've already learned to be careful, with fictional narratives out there masquerading as historical accounts, which are not what I'm after.
I did search for a thread on this, but this forum is such a huge resource I struggled to find anything specific on this.
German WWII autobiographies in English
Re: German WWII autobiographies in English
In Deadly Combat - Gottlob Bidermann
Through Hell For Hitler - Henry Metelmann
Adventures In My Youth - Armin Scheiderbauer
I Flew For The Fuhrer - Heinz Knoke
Through Hell For Hitler - Henry Metelmann
Adventures In My Youth - Armin Scheiderbauer
I Flew For The Fuhrer - Heinz Knoke
Re: German WWII autobiographies in English
Grenadiers by Kurt Meyer
The Black March by Peter Neumann (may be historical fiction...may be pseudonym).
The Black March by Peter Neumann (may be historical fiction...may be pseudonym).
"...forced to fight behind the crooked cross."
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Re: German WWII autobiographies in English
Are you looking for any autobiographies or those that are directly military related?
Interested in family stories, women and children?
There are a few that maybe of interest to you?
Voices From the Third Reich......Steinhoff, Pechel and Showalter
Soldaten which I believe everyone has heard of.Harald Welzer
From Stalingrad to Pillau......Red Army Artillery Officer Remembers the Great Patriotic War.
Isaak Kobylyanskiy
Then there are several of Manstein..
Survivors of Stalingrad......Reinhold Busch
Voices from Stalingrad.......Jonathan Bastable
Interested in family stories, women and children?
There are a few that maybe of interest to you?
Voices From the Third Reich......Steinhoff, Pechel and Showalter
Soldaten which I believe everyone has heard of.Harald Welzer
From Stalingrad to Pillau......Red Army Artillery Officer Remembers the Great Patriotic War.
Isaak Kobylyanskiy
Then there are several of Manstein..
Survivors of Stalingrad......Reinhold Busch
Voices from Stalingrad.......Jonathan Bastable
Re: German WWII autobiographies in English
Dance of Death by Kern
Diary of a German Soldier by Pruller
Feuer ! by Adamcyzk
Heaven and Hell by Poppel
The Road to Stalingrad by Ziesser
The Gods of War by Wolterdorf
Fortress Cholm by Perro
These are just a few of the good ones - there are dozens more accounts. Several of these are out of print but if you are patient and watch Ebay, ABE and Amazon they are offered up at reasonable prices.
Diary of a German Soldier by Pruller
Feuer ! by Adamcyzk
Heaven and Hell by Poppel
The Road to Stalingrad by Ziesser
The Gods of War by Wolterdorf
Fortress Cholm by Perro
These are just a few of the good ones - there are dozens more accounts. Several of these are out of print but if you are patient and watch Ebay, ABE and Amazon they are offered up at reasonable prices.