Gielsmilitaria

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

French SS sturmbrigade volunteer book

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    French SS sturmbrigade volunteer book

    For those who have an interest about the french SS sturmbrigade, here's the latest book available.
    F.COSTABRAVA was there, in POLAND, 1944. He's still alive and the book is fresh new.
    One of the first french SS, captured by russians in Poland, he survived the POW camps and is still active to tell what he have seen.
    It took a few year before his book was available, here it is. In french language, but a part of TR history.

    "Fernand Costabrava, né à Nice en 1926, fils d'immigrés italiens du début du vingtième siècle choisira d'intégrer à 17 ans, en 1943, l'une des troupes d'élite les plus réputées au monde. La soif d'idéal et l'insouciance propres à la jeunesse, conjuguées à une solide constitution physique, l'entraîneront dans un périple européen sans pareil. La chance sera également à ses côtés pour lui permettre d'en revenir vivant, tandis qu'il verra disparaître autour de lui un grand nombre de ses camarades. Il est aujourd'hui l'un des tous derniers survivants à livrer son témoignage. L'une des dernières épopées du monde moderne. Préface de Pignard Berthet, ancien officier de la 8ème Sturmbrigade et de la Division Charlemagne. 20 pages de photos dont de nombreuses inédites. DEDICACE sur simple demande. "

    http://shop.upsylon.com/cgi-bin/librediff/10576.html

    #2
    Merci pour la référence !

    Salutation,

    Patrice

    Comment


      #3
      De rien Patrice!

      Little info: I met Fernand a few years ago: he was himselft driving the car to go to a vet meeting in southern France (about 550 km to drive), took the time to speak with everybody and of course with his kamaraden (ex LVF, Milice, Sturmbrigade and Charlemagne, even a Der Führer vet was there), really pleasant man with a lot of things to tell.
      A lot of emotion when those old men began to sing their old songs (in french and german).

      Comment


        #4
        Also let us know if it is ever printed in English (Barbare)!

        Comment


          #5
          Originally posted by Michael Page View Post
          Also let us know if it is ever printed in English (Barbare)!
          Each of us is the barbare of someone else....

          Sorry not yet: it took years to Fernand to write his book, and I don't think he'll translate it to english.
          French SS volunteers proper biographys have never, been to my knowlegde, never been translated. Exept the one from Andr******233; Bayle "De Marseille ******224; Novosibirsk " which was translated to.... german "Von Marseille bis Nowosibirsk". Bayle was NCO in the former french SS brigade, then Charlemagne (a great man as well who takes care of all his comrades)

          http://www.versandbuchhandelscriptor.../1146vonm.html

          A link which show most of french related books:

          http://waffen.bravehost.com/livres%20waffen.htm

          Comment


            #6
            Originally posted by Fred S View Post
            A link which show most of french related books:
            http://waffen.bravehost.com/livres%20waffen.htm
            This link doesn't work any more according to me.

            To get informations about books on french volunteers, join the HISTORIKA forum : http://division-charlemagne.xooit.com/index.php

            Comment

            Users Viewing this Thread

            Collapse

            There is currently 1 user online. 0 members and 1 guests.

            Most users ever online was 8,717 at 11:48 PM on 01-11-2024.

            Working...
            X