This book, Feldherrnhalle: Forgotten Elite, is a translation of the Spanish original La Élite Olvidada: Historia de las unidades FHH del Ejército alemán and deals with the rather unkown Feldherrnhalle (FHH) units of the Heer (and to a lesser exent SA and Luftwaffe).

It begins with a study of the origins of the FHH units, starting with the SA-Standarte FHH and moving on to Infanterie Regiment 271 (later renamed Infanterie Regiment FHH) and 60. Infanterie-Division (mot) before covering the larger FHH units. What follows is a detailed combat history of the various FHH divisions that was formed during the war: Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle and Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 2 as well as Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle, including their destruction, first in Byelorussia 1944 and later in Budapest early 1945, until they laid down their arms at the end of the war.

The appendices in this book includes:
* Linage of the FHH units of the Heer (very handy, as it can be somewhat confusing to follow the development)
* History of the 106. Panzerbrigade FHH
* History of the 109. Panzerbrigade FHH
* Insignia and Emblems (with both illustrations and photos)
* Generals of the FHH (brief biographies and photos of the generals commanding the various FHH units)
* FHH reserve units
* High Award recipients (Knight's Cross, German Cross and Honor Clasp)
* Order of Battle of the FHH units (including info on commanders of the subunits)
* History of the Luftwaffe FHH units
* Ranks

This book provides a good and detailed combat history of the (strangely unknown, but elite) Feldherrnhalle units, though you can sometimes get the impression from reading this book that the FHH was the backbone of the German forces in the east and that all other forces where simply sideshows to the actions of the FHH, but that is something you frequently find in books focused on a specific unit.

It also includes a lot of photos (of poor quality) and also many maps (a very good thing, though the place names would have been printed clearer).

The downside with this book is the poor quality of the photos includes, which is a shame because they are generally interesting ones and I would also have liked to see more details of the SA part of the history. There is a typo on the cover of the book were it states that is covers 1942-1943, this is not correct and the whole war is covered.

However, this book is definitely something of a must-buy for people interested in the story of the FHH units.

(Reviewed by Marcus Wendel)