#1 – Legion of the Damned
After an attempted desertion, the fictionalised Sven is convicted by the German military and sent to a penal formation on the Eastern Front. There he joins Porta, Tiny, the Legionnaire and other recurring comrades whose criminal records, political unreliability or breaches of discipline make them expendable…
#2 – Wheels of Terror
The men of the 27th Penal Regiment return to the Eastern Front as an armoured unit, operating tanks and assault vehicles against Soviet forces. Porta, Tiny, the Legionnaire and Sven survive battles that destroy crews and machines with equal speed, while shortages of fuel, ammunition and…
#3 – Comrades of War
Severely wounded on the Eastern Front, Sven and several comrades are transported west in overcrowded trains and placed in a military hospital in Hamburg. Their temporary removal from combat exposes another face of the war: damaged bodies, corrupt officials, propaganda and civilians attempting to preserve ordinary…
#4 – March Battalion
Sven and the recurring soldiers of the 27th Penal Regiment are thrown back into the destructive warfare of the Eastern Front. Replacements and survivors are assembled into marching formations intended to feed depleted units, and the men move through ruined settlements towards battles in which German…
#5 – Assignment Gestapo
After another operation on the Eastern Front, the 27th Penal Regiment is ordered behind Soviet lines to retaliate for the destruction of a German garrison. The mission places Sven, Porta, Tiny and their comrades inside a cycle of reprisal in which civilians and prisoners are treated…
#6 – Monte Cassino
The 27th Penal Regiment is transferred from the Eastern Front to Italy, where the Allied advance has reached the German defensive lines around Monte Cassino. Sven and his comrades are ordered to hold exposed positions beneath sustained artillery and air attack, then counter-attack whenever ground is…
#7 – Liquidate Paris
Following the Allied landings in Normandy, the 27th Penal Regiment retreats eastwards through France as German positions collapse. Sven and his comrades face British and American troops, Resistance activity and orders that demand continued fighting despite the widening Allied superiority. Their route towards Strasbourg is shadowed…
#8 – SS General
Sven, Porta, Tiny and the Legionnaire are drawn into the Battle of Stalingrad as the German offensive becomes an encirclement and catastrophe. Burning streets, collapsing supply lines and winter exposure reduce units to isolated groups searching for food and a route out. An uncompromising SS general…
#9 – Reign of Hell
In Warsaw during the uprising of 1944, the 27th Penal Regiment enters a city contested by the Polish Home Army and German occupation forces. Street fighting, barricades and burning districts trap Sven and his comrades between insurgents defending their capital and SS formations carrying out collective…
#10 – Blitzfreeze
The 27th Penal Regiment takes part in the German invasion of the Soviet Union, advancing east with inadequate food, winter clothing and logistical support. Expectations of a rapid victory collapse as distance, Soviet resistance and falling temperatures immobilise vehicles and kill exhausted soldiers. Sven, Porta, Tiny…
#11 – The Bloody Road to Death
The 27th Penal Regiment is sent through Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania, where difficult terrain, partisan warfare and collapsing supply arrangements make movement as dangerous as battle. Sven, Porta, Tiny and their comrades cross mountains and dry country while water and food disappear. The unit’s accumulated experience…
#12 – Court Martial
On the Finnish front, Sven and his comrades face extreme cold, Soviet forces and the prospect of removal from combat for punishment. Survival does not offer safety: accusations of disobedience or anti-Nazi feeling may send a soldier before a court martial or to Torgau, a centre…
#13 – O.G.P.U. Prison
The 27th Penal Regiment receives orders to capture a Soviet political prison positioned behind the Eastern Front. Sven, Porta, Tiny and their comrades prepare an assault using flamethrowers, artillery and close-quarters tactics, knowing that the objective’s fortifications and guards make a conventional attack unlikely to succeed.…
#14 – The Commissar
Sven and the 27th Penal Regiment learn that a Soviet commissar has concealed a large quantity of gold behind enemy lines. Porta proposes an illicit bargain: passage or assistance for the Russians in exchange for a share of the treasure. The scheme requires the comrades to…