Joining Hitler's Crusade
Joining Hitler's Crusade
The reasons behind Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union are well known, but what about those of the other Axis and non-Axis powers that joined Operation Barbarossa? Six other European armies fought with the Wehrmacht in 1941 and six more countries sent volunteers, as well as there being countless collaborators in the east of various nationalities who were willing to work with the Germans in 1941. The political, social and military context behind why so many nations and groups of volunteers opted to join Hitler's war in the east reflects the many diverse, and largely unknown, roads that led to Operation Barbarossa. With each chapter dealing with a new country and every author being a subject matter expert on that nation, proficient in the local language and historiography, this fascinating new study offers unparalleled insight into non-German participation on the Eastern Front in 1941.
- This study offers a concept never written about before – why so many countries, both Axis and non-Axis powers, opted to take part in Operation Barbarossa
- With every chapter grounded in usually inaccessible languages, and some not yet covered in Anglo-American discourse, this study offers a completely new slant on the well-known aspects of 1941
- It presents many new interpretations of Operation Barbarossa, none of which follows the usual German-dominated perspective
Reviews & endorsements
'Very worthwhile material, all done to high academic standards.' Stone and Stone (www.stonebooks.com)
'All of the essays are good and several very much so, dispelling myths about the composition and performance of particular contingents (e.g., Italian, Spanish). This is a valuable addition to the literature of the Russo-German War.' A. A. Nofi, The NYMAS Review
Product details
December 2017Paperback
9781316649749
454 pages
227 × 151 × 21 mm
0.73kg
20 b/w illus. 2 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgement
- Preface David Stahel
- Part I. The National Armies:
- 1. Finland Carl Henrik Meinander
- 2. Romania Dennis John Deletant
- 3. Hungary Ignác Romsics
- 4. Slovakia Jan Rychlik
- 5. Italy Thomas Schlemmer
- 6. Croatia Rory Yeomans
- Part II. The Volunteers:
- 7. Spain Xavier Moreno Juliá
- 8. The Netherlands Evertjan van Roekel
- 9. Denmark Joachim Lund
- 10. Belgium Nico Wouters
- 11. France Oleg Beyda
- 12. Norway Sigurd Christian Sørlie
- Part III. Collaborators from within the Soviet Union:
- 13. The Baltic States: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Valdis O. Lumans
- 14. The Soviet Union Igor Petrov and Oleg Beyda.
