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The Totenkopf Division, together with the other two most famous Waffen SS units, the Adolf Hitler Guards and the Reich Division, were equipped with the most legendary weapons and equipment in the German army, the Tiger tank. The difference is that the "Skeleton" heavy armored company is the only unit in the Waffen SS that has accompanied the mother division from its formation to the end of the war and has been fighting on the Eastern Front. Although it is only company-sized and equipped with only a dozen tanks at most, its excellent combat effectiveness often plays an important role as the core and backbone in combat. Together with the parent division, the company participated in such events as the "Kharkov" counterattack, the important turning point in World War II - the Battle of Kursk, the "Mius River" counterattack, the operation to relieve the siege of Budapest, etc., And finally ended the journey by laying down their weapons in Austria. As a "fire brigade", the company witnessed the entire process of the Third Reich's army's gradual demise. Since most of its members were later handed over to the Soviet Union, only a handful of survivors were able to return to their homeland... Therefore, this book introducing the war history of this independent unit is extremely precious.