A masterfully researched, factual and expansive examination of the III SS Panzer Korps including its formation in 1943 and first battles on the Eastern Front in the Baltic in 1944. Translated from the original German, this book represents the best English account of many of the SS formations that made up the III Corps, including the 11th SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division Nordland and the 4th SS-Panzergrenadier-Brigade Nederland. AUTHOR: Wilhelm Tieke wrote several highly acclaimed studies of German military units and operations in the Second World War, including Between The Oder and The Elbe: The Battle For Berlin, 1945 and The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen SS. 150 b/w illustrations