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German soldier's memoir reveals brutal reality of Eastern Front battles.

The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters
The German Army at War, 1939-1945
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The article discusses the German army during World War II, focusing on a soldier's memoir of the Eastern Front. The soldier, Gottlob H. Bidermann, describes the intense battles and hardships faced by his unit as they fought in southern Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol, and Leningrad. The book provides a firsthand account of the brutal realities of war on the Eastern Front, shedding light on the experiences of German soldiers during this period.