Umfang:
216 S.
,
Ill.
ISBN:
076434045X
,
9780764340451
Inhalt:
It is widely unknown that at least 18,000 Armenians served under the Third Reich during the Second World War. After the war, these so called collaborators were chastised and indiscriminately labeled traitors by those unable to grasp the complexity of their circumstances. Largely based on archival research, the Summer of '42 attempts to separate fact from fallacy by examining the complex motives, treatment, and history of these Armenians
Inhalt:
Sowing the seeds -- Operation Barbarossa -- Émigré representation -- The Eastern Legions -- Motives -- Turkey's so-called neutrality -- Alleged Nazi sympathies -- Aryanism -- The SS -- Treatment -- The numbers -- The curtain falls -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Armenian units of the Wehrmacht and SS 1942-45 -- Appendix B: Insignia and awards of the Armenian Legion -- Appendix C: ID discs and identity books -- Appendix D: Publications -- Appendix E: Eastern laborers -- Appendix F: Pantuanian opportunities
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p.187-200) and index
,
Sowing the seeds -- Operation Barbarossa -- Émigré representation -- The Eastern Legions -- Motives -- Turkey's so-called neutrality -- Alleged Nazi sympathies -- Aryanism -- The SS -- Treatment -- The numbers -- The curtain falls.
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Zweiter Weltkrieg
;
Drittes Reich
;
Armenier
;
Freiwilligenverband
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