Among the military forming battling in Second world war on the side of Germany, the special place occupies the Finnish volunteer battalion of troops of СС. A book of William Тике is history of battalion from the moment of his forming in of 1940/41 winter to the dismissal in July, 1943. An author examines a political situation in the international arena of 1930-1940th, relations between the European states, Finland and Soviet By an union, analyses reasons of beginning and completion of Soviet-Finnish war, events that resulted in organization of the Finnish battalion. Tic traces, as recruiting, set and educating of the Finnish volunteers was produced, describes fights on the river Миус, on Terek, on approaches to Орджоникидзе, retreat from Caucasus, tells about the features of front way of life.A book is provided with maps, charts and rare фотоматериалами.