The Soviet Occupation of Germany: Hunger, Mass Violence and the Struggle for Peace, 1945–1947

Filip Slaveski

doi:10.1017/CBO9781107340633

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The Soviet Occupation of Germany

Hunger, Mass Violence and the Struggle for Peace, 1945–1947

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