{"product_id":"sylvester-stadler-konstantinos-laios-9798198293502","title":"Sylvester Stadler: The Military Career of an SS-Brigadeführer","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1910 in Fohnsdorf, Austria, Sylvester \"Vestl\" Stadler became one of the most capable field commanders of the Waffen-SS, serving on every major front of the Second World War from its opening campaigns to its final days. Beginning the war as a radio operator in the \u003ci\u003eDer Führer\u003c\/i\u003e Regiment, he rose through the ranks to battalion, regimental, and eventually divisional command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStadler led his regiment through some of the fiercest fighting of 1943, from Kharkov and Kursk to the Mius Front and the retreat to the Dnieper, before being transferred to France. During the movement north to confront the Allied landings in Normandy, elements of his regiment carried out the infamous Oradour-sur-Glane massacre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromoted to command the 9th SS Panzer Division \u003ci\u003eHohenstaufen\u003c\/i\u003e, Stadler led the formation through the brutal battles of Normandy, including Hill 112 and Operations Jupiter, Goodwood, and Spring, before being wounded and temporarily removed from command. Returning in October 1944, he commanded the division through the Ardennes offensive, the final battles in Hungary during \u003ci\u003eFrühlingserwachen\u003c\/i\u003e, and the last fighting retreat into Austria, before ending the war little more than 100 kilometers from his birthplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research, official documents, maps, and a wealth of photographs-many previously unpublished-this book provides the first comprehensive English-language study of Stadler's military career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for students of the Eastern Front, Normandy, the Ardennes, German armoured warfare, and the history of the Waffen-SS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Konstantinos Laios\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198293502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.35d","brand":"Konstantinos Laios","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084224504063,"sku":"9798198293502","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sylvester-stadler-konstantinos-laios-9798198293502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}