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In 1954 the former commander of the 12. Infantry Division, the retired general Gerhard Engel, concluded his survey of this formation’s history with the following words:
Thus ended the battles of the 12.I.D., always fairly conducted, though tough and bitter. Its name, its coat of arms and its weapons have remained unsullied till the very last day, as even the enemy has conceded.1
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N. Stone, The Eastern Front, 1914–17 (London, 1975) pp. 82, 168, 183–4
W. Rutherford, The Russian Army in World War I (London, 1975) pp. 135, 149–53, 157
S. Washburn, On the Russian Front in World War I (New York, 1982) pp. 143–5.
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Bartov, O. (1986). Conclusion. In: The Eastern Front, 1941–45, German Troops and the Barbarisation of Warfare. St Antony’s. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18189-6_6
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