An Alsatian teenager recounts his experiences on the Eastern Front from autumn 1942 to spring 1945, presenting a firsthand account of all the major battles from Kursk to Kharkov, which he took part in as a member of the elite Gross Deutschland Division.

"New, illustrated edition of the classic German WWII memoir"-- Cover.

Russia Autumn, 1942 --Toward Stalingrad -- Front -- March to the Rear -- "Gross Deutschland" Spring, 1943--Summer, 1943 -- Leave -- Training for an Elite Division -- Belgorod -- Retreat Autumn, 1943 -- New Front -- Breakthrough at Konotop -- Crossing the Dnieper -- To the West Winter, 1943--Summer, 1944 -- "Gott Mit Uns" -- Cancelled Leave -- Red Tanks -- Third Retreat -- Return to Poland -- Return to the Ukraine -- End Autumn, 1944--Spring, 1945 -- From Poland to East Prussia -- Memel -- Calvary 437 -- West -- Epilogue: Return.