Goodbye, Transylvania: A Romanian Waffen-ss Sol... Official

: Recounts the final, chaotic defense of the Nazi capital against the Soviet offensive.

: The memoir includes frank, graphic descriptions of combat and admissions of killing Russian POWs as retaliation for Soviet atrocities he witnessed. IV. Post-War Transition & Historical Significance Goodbye, Transylvania: A Romanian Waffen-SS Sol...

: Sigmund Heinz Landau (1920–1998) was born in Transylvania, then part of post-WWI Romania. He spoke Romanian, Hungarian, and German fluently, a linguistic background that often assisted his survival. II. The Motivation for Enlistment : Recounts the final, chaotic defense of the