The Willing Flesh

The Willing Flesh is the English Language edition of Das Geduldige Fleisch, a book written by Willi Heinrich about the experiences of a platoon on the Eastern Front during the German withdrawal from the Taman Peninsula, Crimea, in 1943. It was first published in 1956.

Cross of Iron is a 1977 film directed by Sam Peckinpah and based on this book.

Later editions of this book have been called Cross of Iron in reference to the film.