Although the mountain rifle units of the Wehrmacht and the SS, better known among us under the nickname “black edelweiss” (Schwarz Edelweiss), were used infrequently for their intended purpose, first-class training, fighting spirit and readiness to fight in any, even the most difficult conditions, made them an extremely dangerous enemy The author of this book, a veteran of the SS Mountain Division "Nord" (6 SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord"), knew firsthand what war on the Eastern Front was like: severe frosts in winter, dirt and mosquitoes in summer, endless battles, severe losses. This is the bitter confession of Gebirgsäger (mountain shooter), who voluntarily joined the SS troops as a young romantic-idealist who believed in the “great mission of the Reich,” but very soon felt the hard way that there is no “romance” in war - only heavy combat work, pain, blood and death...