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Willi Heinrich

Germany · Eastern Front — German fiction

About

German novelist who served as an infantryman on the Eastern Front and was wounded repeatedly. Cross of Iron was filmed by Sam Peckinpah.

Books in Database (1)

Cross of Iron cover
Cross of Iron 1956 · 444 pages

Sergeant Steiner's platoon fights the Red Army in front and its own officer corps behind, in the 1943 retreats.

Historical Fiction

Events Covered

1943 Battle of Kursk