~SPEARHEAD~ BRANDENBURGERS The Third Reich’s Special Forces i 2 ON r,t 13)=SPEARHEAD~ BRANDENBURGERS The Third Reich’s Special Forces Ian Westwell ET rin§, Allana Des Try Sok ‘Maps and artwork on pags 78-8: Mark Frankia Artwork o pages 70-1, 74-5: an Soemondt Thanks o George ary, Chris EN Tey Neil of TRH Pitre an oh Grestam fo provi other satve rate Fest published 2003 IsBN 0 71102979 2 [Al rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced or transmitted in any for or by any means elecronie or mechani including photocopying recording or by ary information storage and ‘eereal system, without permission a wring from the publishers (© Compendium Publishing 2003, Polblihed by lan Alan Publishing an imprint of lan Alan Publishing Led, Hersh, Surrey KTI2 ARG Printed by lan Alin Printing Le Hersham Surrey KTI2 4RG Code 0311/82 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data [NCIP catalogue record forth book ssa from the Bish Library "Note: Webs information provided inthe Reference section was correct when provided bythe author The publisher ean acaptno responsibilty for thi information becoming incorrect. CONTENTS Origins & History . Ready for War Insignia, Clothing & Equipment ” 80 -90 oy 96