title: ADVENTURES IN MY YOUTH: A German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1941-45
author:  Armin Scheiderbauer 
description: Armin Scheiderbauer was born in 1924, the son of an evangelical pastor. After attending schools in Thuringia, and Stockerau, he was called up in August 1941. He served with distinction on the Eastern Front until 1945, with 252nd Infantry Division, reached the rank of Oberleutnant, was wounded numerous times, and was awrded the Iron Cross 1st Class and close combat clasp. He was wounded and captured by the Red Army in March 1945, returning home in September 1947. In the post-war years he became a senior lawyer in Vienna, and continued his close associations with the evangelical church. He married a doctor, and has one daughter, also a doctor. he now lives in Salzburg, Austria.
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  The author could be described as a ‘veteran’ in every sense of the word, even
  though he was only aged 21 when the war ended. Armin Scheiderbauer served as
  an infantry officer with the 252nd Infantry Division, German Army, and saw
  four years of bitter combat on the Eastern Front, being wounded six times.
  This is an outstanding personal memoir, written with great thoughtfulness and
  honesty.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Scheiderbauer joined his unit at the front in 1942, and during the following
  years saw fierce combat in many of the largest battles on the Eastern Front.
  His experiences of the 1943-45 period are particularly noteworthy, including
  his recollections of the massive Soviet offensives of summer 1944 and January
  1945. Participating in the bitter battles in West Prussia, he was captured by
  the Soviets and not released until 1947.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Adventures in my Youth is a unique memoir - the author originally wrote it
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