In the Hell of Fortress Poznań

First-Hand Accounts of German Soldiers on the Eastern Front in 1945

Kurt F Lange, Heinrich Lohse, Jonny Neuwirth (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2026
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
9781399061704 (ISBN)

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**Battle Group "Lohse"** - Oberleutnant Heinrich Lohse's memoirs detail his time as a training officer at the 5th Wehrmacht Infantry School in Poznań. When the battle for the city began, he led a reserve battle group and commanded the fortress headquarters' last defence. Lohse is notably critical of General Gonell, the fortress commander and former head of the 5th Infantry School, in this gripping memoir about the fight for the citadel.

**Fahnenjunker from Poznań** - Leutnant Jonny Neuwirth recounts his role in the battle of Poznań. After being wounded, he describes the dire conditions in military hospitals, his attempted escape and his experience of being captured by the Polish militia and taken into Soviet captivity. His memoir details his suffering and that of his fellow German soldiers under a ruthless enemy, highlighting the brutal reality of war and its aftermath.

**Two Steps to a Mass Grave** - Kurt F. Lange, a pre-war German citizen of Poznań and former Polish Army soldier, faced persecution due to his origins. After the German invasion, he joined the Waffen-SS, serving in the SS "Lenzer" Combat Group. His memoir offers detailed battle accounts from across the besieged city, culminating in the Citadel's defence. Captured, he narrowly escaped execution after being identified as a member of the Waffen-SS.

Kurt F. Lange completed his military service in the Polish army, but deserted and joined the Wehrmacht after the outbreak of war. Initially serving at the air defense headquarters, in 1943 he was called up to serve at the Waffen-SS Supplemental Command in Poznań. After the alarm was sounded on 20 January 1945, he joined the SS Battle Group "Lenzer". From 1944-45, Oberleutnant Heinrich Lohse served as a training officer of the 5th Wehrmacht Cadet School in Poznań, commanding the 3rd platoon of the 6th company During the battle for the city in January and February 1945, he commanded the "Lohse" Battle Group. As a conscript, Jonny Neuwirth first served in the 319th Mountain Rifle Battalion, and then graduated from the Land Forces Non-commissioned Officer School in Saalautern. In 1944, he was sent for training at the 5th Wehrmacht Cadet School in Poznań, where he took part in the battle for the city in early 1945.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2026
Zusatzinfo	140 mono illustrations
Verlagsort	South Yorkshire
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-13	9781399061704 / 9781399061704
Zustand	Neuware