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This is a very nice original example of the very rare 5-7/8 x 8-1/8 inch, 96 page very heavily illustrated soft cover book Dich ruft die SS (The SS Calls You) published late in 1942 for the Reichsführer-SS - SS-Hauptamt in Berlin by Verlag Hermann Hillger in Berlin.

The book was intended to provide full information about the SS to prospective recruits and it is divided in two sections: All About the Waffen-SS, and Experiences of SS Men in the War.

In the first section there are comments made by Adolf Hitler about SS, information about the volunteer nature of the Waffen-SS and the esprit de corps that comes with belonging to an elite military unit, how the Waffen-SS and its leaders relate to the National Socialist Movement, Waffen-SS training, the SS oath, SS leaders and men, opportunities in the different branches of the Waffen-SS (including careers for pharmacists, veterinarians, dentists, musicians and mechanics), SS Offices in Nazi Germany and in occupied territories, a word to the parents of SS men, SS formations, SS General 'Sepp' Dietrich's message, etc.

The second section of the book deals with experiences of SS personnel in the war on all fronts in a variety of combat units. There is a chart explaining the equivalent Waffen-SS and Army ranks, and the trim colors found on Waffen-SS uniforms and insigne. There are maps, a general index, a message from Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, and at the end of the book an application for enlistment in the Waffen-SS.

This is rare Third Reich SS publication and is fundamental to any real understanding of the Waffen-SS in World War II. It is complete and in nice used condition. No odor.