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Classic 1979 Soviet Military Memoir: "Boundless Versts" (Author-Inscribed Copy)

For collectors of signed military memorabilia, Eastern Front historians, and researchers of Soviet division-level command, this 1979 original Soviet hardcover edition is a unique presentation copy. Published in Moscow by DOSAAF USSR (Издательство ДОСААФ СССР), Boundless Versts: Notes of a Division Commander (Немеренные версты: Записки комдива) was written by Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General Vladimir Nikolayevich Dzhandzhgava.

Bound in crimson woven cloth boards with embossed gold lettering, this copy is distinguished by an authentic presentation inscription and autograph from General Dzhandzhgava on the title page, dated January 20, 1980.

The 354th Rifle Division, The Oder Breakthrough & The Fall of Rügen Dzhandzhgava’s memoir provides an operational combat record from the outbreak of hostilities through Victory Day:

• The 1941 Frontier Engagements: Recreates the initial border battles, mobile tank combat alongside the 16th Tank Division, and difficult retreats through Ukraine and western Russia.

• Offensives Through Poland to the Oder: Tactical breakdown of the 1945 winter-spring operations, including rapid infantry marches, logistics across swampy river basins, and the contested dual-branch crossings of the East and West Oder near Stettin.

• The Final Victory on Rügen Island: Firsthand account of the May 6, 1945 amphibious landing across the Strelasund onto Rügen Island using sapper barges and Katyusha rocket launchers, forcing the surrender of thousands of German troops.

• Archival Plates & Graphic Art: Illustrated with contemporary combatant portraits (including medical service officers) and two-color illustrated assault endpapers.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Немеренные версты: Записки комдива (Boundless Versts: Notes of a Division Commander)

• Author: Lieutenant General Vladimir Nikolayevich Dzhandzhgava (генерал-лейтенант В. Н. Джанджгава)

• Provenance / Inscription: Hand-signed and inscribed by General Dzhandzhgava on January 20, 1980 («20/I 80»)

• Publisher: DOSAAF USSR Publishing House (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1979 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's gold-stamped crimson cloth hardcover

• Page Count: 256+ pages with photo-plate inserts and chapter vignettes

• Classification: Soviet Military Memoirs / Eastern Front 1941–1945 / Signed Antiquarian Books