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Jean-Loup · 10-26-2007, 09:05 AM

I bought the book WN 62, by Hein Severloh this summer. He was firing an MG 42 at Omaha beach on the morning of June 6th. The book talkes about his whole wartime, then june 6th, then his time as a POW, and finally it talks about several US soldiers that he fired on on june 6th 1944, that he met again years latter.
It is a very interesting book, and it is always interesting to read something from the German perspective.
I highly recommend it.

WN 62, or Wiederstand Nest 62 is the bunkers that are visible right beside the US cemetery in Normandy. If you wnat to know what happened there, in a minute by minute accound, on june 6th, then the book "WN 62" is what you need.

JL

LDR · 10-26-2007, 09:40 AM

Sounds interesting, is it in English?

Do you have alink to it?

Thanks

lewis

Jean-Loup · 10-26-2007, 10:33 AM

I read my copy in French. I did a quick google search and am very suprised to see that there doesnt seem to be an english version

. Very very surprising!
Anyways, here is a wikipedia link about the author: http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=1&gl=hr

If I am not mistaken, and there really is no english version, then somebody should defenetly get things moving to get it translated. It is an exelent book.

JL

Daniele C · 10-26-2007, 10:35 AM

Jean loup it s understandable that they did the book in german because the soldier is german and in french because he was in normandy.i think and hope that next lasnguage will be in english soon

Jean-Loup · 10-26-2007, 10:37 AM

Axis history forum http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=62104 confirms it doesnt exist in English. I have difficulty believeing that such a good book about such a famous event hasnt been translated !!! If anybody wants to earn a lot of money: translate this book, it will be a success.

LDR · 10-26-2007, 10:56 AM

What a shame! Yes please translate for all us lazy one language speakers!

PerMilitaria · 10-26-2007, 11:03 AM

Is there anyone who lives today from WN62 ?
Franz Gockel died 2006 I think...

Daniele C · 10-26-2007, 11:03 AM

Yeah!translate it in Italian!

peleliuexplorer · 11-22-2007, 10:24 AM

It's a downright shame this book isn't available in English. Was the author a Mg'er? Wonder exactly where his position was located? Surely he traveled back to that beach? Would love to read the German perspective of that battle.

-Eric

tazpants · 11-22-2007, 10:32 AM

The History Channel made a programme (shown in UK) for the 60th anniversay of d-day about Severloh and its a very moving programme. He was deeply disturbed by what had happened for the rest of his days. It shows him going back to the beach and meeting up with a GI he had injured. Fantastic programme.
Here is a link http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/s...ramme_2054.php

Daniele C · 11-22-2007, 10:53 AM

Is there anyway to have the dvd of history channel of that clip?

Andy Harris · 11-22-2007, 11:52 AM

Most of my favorite WWII memoirs have been written by Germans. Especially those who served as landsers on the Eastern Front.

tazpants · 11-22-2007, 03:49 PM

The dvd is available in German language only. You can get it here
http://shop.spiegel.de/shop/action/p...artiId=2848235

RCE · 01-09-2008, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tazpants

The History Channel made a programme (shown in UK) for the 60th anniversay of d-day about Severloh and its a very moving programme. He was deeply disturbed by what had happened for the rest of his days. It shows him going back to the beach and meeting up with a GI he had injured. Fantastic programme.
Here is a link http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/s...ramme_2054.php

Yes that was great program to see the two Veterans meet and give their prespective of the battle 60 years later.

GELIS44 · 01-09-2008, 11:57 PM

Great video!! I was just hoping for more!! Did this only play on UK stations??