SEVEN DAYS IN JANUARY: WITH THE SIXTH SS MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN OPERATION NORDWIND- Author- Wolf .T.Zoepf- Published by Aberjona Press in 2001 – ISBN-0-9666389-6-4 - 291 Pages. REVIEWED BY AGHA H AMIN- 2004

1. SEVEN DAYS IN JANUARY: WITH
THE SIXTH SS MOUNTAIN

2. DIVISION IN OPERATION
NORDWIND-
Author- Wolf .T.Zoepf-
Published by Aberjona Press in 2001 – ISBN-0-
9666389-6-4 - 291 Pages.
REVIEWED BY AGHA H AMIN- 2004
Wolf T Zoepf was a Latvian of German
ethnicity who joined the Waffen SS as a
common soldier in 1940.
He served in 6th
SS Mountain Division for
most of his service in the Finland-USSR-Arctic
theatre of Second World War and for the last
part of his service in the western theatre
where he saw action against US Army in a
military operation which was a part of the

3. Wehrmachts Ardennes counter offensive also
known as the Battle of Bulge.
Wolf was commissioned as an officer in 1943
and rejoined his parent formation.This was a
crucial turning point in the history of 6th
SS
Mountain Division in 1944 as it was ordered
to the western front and began its move to
the west , a long march/journey from
Norway/Finland to western Germany.
Here in 1944 the division took part in an
Operation known as Norwind which was
linked to the German Ardennes Counter
offensive in January 1945.
The book is well written but its drawback is
ignoring the three year tenure fighting
against the USSR in Finland/Norway and

4. maximum concentration on its far shorter
stint fighting against the US Army in 1944-45.
In addition Wolf by and large ignores and
ditches what motivated him to join the
Waffen SS.
It is possible that he ignored the three years
fighting in the arctic as he was a ranker while
devoting maximum attention to his role while
he had been commissioned as an officer.
One additional reason for ignoring three
precious years of a far more adverse theatre
of war may be sheer commercialism at the
expense of military history.Catering to a
vastly bigger American audience and the fact
that the book was published by an American
publisher.

5. Wolf tells us nothing about how the SS Officer
School at Bad Tolz was run.This could have
been a very interesting part of the book.
The book is interesting and informative in its
tactical details but here also he has ignored
the Arctic theatre and the major fighting that
his unit and formation did against the Red
Army ?
No doubt the book , well written and well
edited is more interesting for an American
audience.
Maps are well drawn and very useful but
again, all devoted to a punier Operation
Nordwind where the 6th
SS Mountain
Division fought against a far more well
stocked and superior US military.

6. The author was taken prisoner by the
Americans but says nothing about his time in
captivity . This narrative would have made
the book more interesting. Also the author
leaves us in complete dark about his civilian
life which does not leave a very good taste in
the mouth.
The book is more suited for American readers
than for serious readers of military history.