Black Edelweiss

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Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS[1] is a book by Johann Voss detailing the experiences of a soldier in the Waffen-SS.

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  1. ^ Voss, Johann. Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS, 224 pages, The Aberjona Press, July 2002. ISBN 0-9666389-8-0


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A most extra-ordinary personal account of WWII battles, especially the Continuation War. Written in a highly polished English, it gives the reader a glimpse of pre-WWII life in Germany as well as details of Wehrmacht machinery. These details include names of not-very-well-known WWII weapons, mountain troop tactics including extreme reliance on mules, and even names of other books related to the passages, bits and pieces of everyday life which all together coalesce at the end to create a wholesome feeling of a well written memoir that is a must for every serious WWII scholar.