Description

WW2: Hitlers Special Forces #1           Comic
Writer: Ron Ledwell
Artist: Ron Ledwell
Cover by: Ron Ledwell

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). A modern offensively-capable armed force, fulfilling the Nazi regime’s long-term goals of regaining lost territory as well as gaining new territory and dominating its neighbors. The Wehrmacht formed the heart of Germany’s politico-military power. In the early part of the Second World War, the Wehrmacht employed combined arms tactics (close-cover air-support, tanks and infantry) to devastating effect in what became known as Blitzkrieg (lightning war).

During World War II about 18 million men served in the Wehrmacht. By the time the war ended approximately 11,300,000 men were lost.

Story (Spoilers!)
Issue #1, “Stand on the Oder”, In Hitler’s Wehrmacht, the term “Special Forces” applied to something quite different from the Allied notion of an elite but small battle unit. The German “Special Forces” were composed of large independent battlegroups (or “kampfgruppen”) operating with their own artillery, tanks, and heavy weapons. They were designed to operate under special conditions – while not as big as a division, they were large enough to hold the line in an emergency, and then rapidly exploit any gains or weaknesses arising in the enemy lines.

The critical variable here was rapid response. Wehrmacht “Special Forces” were designed to take advantage of fleeting opening arising in the “fog of war” in battle. Another big advantage was flexibility; being able to assemble rapidly into a fighting force many small units which had become disconnected from their own division in the hectic brutal combat of World War 2.

By 1944 the Allies were marching inexorably into the heart of Germany and looming defeat was inevitable. But Hitler’s Special Forces moved rapidly from front to front, putting out an endless series of dangerous “fires”, in a desperate attempt to extend the life of Hitler’s “Thousand Year Reich” for yet another day or two…

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First Printing
Publisher: New England Comics
Publication Date: February 2004
Format: BW, 24 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.75″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comic #1 is in Very Fine condition.  Very Nice!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious World War 2 enthusiast and/or collector.  A very fun & entertaining read.  Very Highly Recommended.

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