Riding East: The SS Cavalry Brigade in Poland and Russia 1939-1942

by Mark C. Yerger

Riding East details the history of the previously unexamined SS Cavalry Brigade. Beginning with a background of the General SS mounted units, from which personnel formed part of the Brigade's cadre, the author details the organizations, units and commanders of these pre-war formations. A detailed biography of Hermann Fegelein, commander of the Brigade, is followed by a chapter devoted to the SS command in Poland where the Brigade operated during 1939-40...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764300601
• ISBN13: 9780764300608
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"