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  • World War 2: Waffen SS Soldiers

  • Testimonies of German SS Soldiers - 2nd Edition
  • By: Oliver Mayer
  • Narrated by: Doug Greene
  • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
  • 3.2 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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World War 2: Waffen SS Soldiers

By: Oliver Mayer
Narrated by: Doug Greene
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In this book, you'll learn the stories of six different SS soldiers who fought for the German Army during World War II. These six soldiers all had different roles to play, and all look back at their experiences, sharing them to make amends for the cruel times that they lived in. Learn about what it was like to be in a concentration camp, and how a soldier managed when they were at the front. You will discover:

  • The experience of a young Aryan soldier
  • A soldier's life in Treblinka
  • Testimonies from the liberation
  • The female SS soldier
  • The gas trucks of WWII
  • All about the gas chambers
  • The meaning of special action

The experiences that you will discover are bound to leave you with a range of emotions. You may have feelings of anger, remorse, shame or even mercy. At the end of this book, you will have connected with these SS soldiers as well as the plight of those under their power. Learn about the life of an Ayran soldier, and those at Treblinka. Also discover the female SS soldiers and a driver of the gas truck. The gas chambers are explained as well as the ominous special action.

©2015 Oliver Mayer (P)2016 Oliver Mayer
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  • Categories: History
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Waffen SS Soldiers

loved it as someone who enjoys watching to read or listening world war themed stories this audible book kept me wanting listening to more of it.

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Terrible narrator

I couldn’t listen to to much of this as thae terrible narrator was so annoying

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Hmmmm.

Firstly, most historians do not consider concentration camp guards as Waffen SS. I was hoping to hear the experiences of Panzer troops and grenadiers and SS Calvary etc from both Eastern and Western theatres. Secondly including a female camp guard is also not representative of the SS in general nevermind the Waffen SS. Thirdly I found the language used by people born in the 1910s and 20s rather bizarre. Was it translated by a Gen Z? I wouldn’t expect people of that generation to say they had felt “triggered” or had been involved from the “get go”. This made the whole thing feel inauthentic. The final story struck me as particularly odd (spoiler alert!). He claimed to be a journalist aged 22 intent on investigating reports of the killing of Jews so he joined the SS in 1942. If he was fit enough to join the SS why was he - aged 22 in 1942 - not already in uniform? To me this sounded very much like someone trying to rewrite his history to explain his activities in the camps as someone trying to expose the horrific crimes when really he was a participant in them.

Overall it was so short it wasn’t a huge waste of my time but it was a waste of one Audible credit!

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Drivel!!!!

Most of the stories deal with the concentration camp guards, surprise, suprise. Most historians do not consider camp guards as Waffen SS!!!

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Oh dear

Oh dear a really disappointing book in all aspects. will not recommend to anyone. extremely brief in content and details and a poor narration makes it not worth bothering with.

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