SS-KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER 1943-1945

« SS-Kampfgruppe Peiper 1943-1945 » offers a precise and well-documented analysis of the operational career of Jochen Peiper and the Waffen-SS units under his command between 1943 and 1945. From the battles of Kharkov and the Kursk salient to operations in Italy, Ukraine, Normandy and the Ardennes, through to the final engagements in central Europe, the work reconstructs the principal campaigns in which these formations took part.

Drawing on a broad corpus of sources — contemporary testimonies, military reports, original documents and international archives — he examines the conduct of operations, tactical decisions and strategic context.

Enriched by a substantial body of iconographic material comprising maps, photographs and period documents, this work offers an informed perspective on the complexity of the war on the Eastern and Western Fronts, and on the military realities of the Third Reich.

About the author:

Massimiliano Afiero, born in 1964 in Afragola (Italy), is a historian and author specialising in the military study of the Second World War. He is the author of numerous works and articles devoted to the forces engaged on the various fronts of the conflict, works that have been translated into several languages and widely distributed in the historical publishing world.

A regular contributor to several journals, he has been involved for many years in the editorial development of specialist publications such as Ritterkreuz and the Fronti di Guerra series. Since January 2017, he has served as editor-in-chief of the quarterly review The Axis Forces, devoted to the documented analysis of the armies of the Second World War.

Recognised for the rigour of his research and his command of archival sources, Massimiliano Afiero has established himself as one of Europe's leading specialists in this field of study.