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The book provides a chronicle-style overview of the life of Colonel Alfons Rebas, who was the first Estonian to be awarded the highest German military decoration, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, for his successful retreat battles on the Volkhov Front in early 1944.
A separate chapter in Colonel Alfons Rebas's life is his active and public activities in Estonian refugee organizations as well as secret operations in British intelligence. All for the sake of one goal - to liberate the homeland! The book is illustrated with many previously unpublished documents, maps and photographs. The appendix includes Alfons Rebas' service record in the Estonian Defence Forces and the Defence League. You can read contemporary newspaper articles, personal memories and documents.