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The Waffen-SS in Allied Hands Volume Two
The Waffen-SS in Allied Hands Volume Two The Waffen-SS in Allied Hands Volume Two: Personal Accounts from Hitler’s Elite Soldiers By Terry Goldsworthy The Waffen-SS in Allied Hands Volume Two: Personal Accounts from Hitler’s Elite Soldiers By Terry Goldsworthy This book first published 2018 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2018 by Terry Goldsworthy All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-0858-7 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-0858-3 All photographs courtesy of the US National Archives (NARA), Bundesarchiv and the Imperial War Museum. Cover photo – An SS-Panzergrenadier advances during the Ardennes Offensive, 1944. (German military photo, captured by U.S. military photo no. HD-SN-99-02729; NARA file no. 111-SC-197561). For Mandy, Hayley and Liam. CONTENTS Preface ...................................................................................................... xiii VOLUME ONE Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 The rationale for the study of the Waffen-SS ........................................ 1 Sources of information for this book .................................................... -
Operation Market Garden WWII
Operation Market Garden WWII Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was an Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time. The operation plan's strategic context required the seizure of bridges across the Maas (Meuse River) and two arms of the Rhine (the Waal and the Lower Rhine) as well as several smaller canals and tributaries. Crossing the Lower Rhine would allow the Allies to outflank the Siegfried Line and encircle the Ruhr, Germany's industrial heartland. It made large-scale use of airborne forces, whose tactical objectives were to secure a series of bridges over the main rivers of the German- occupied Netherlands and allow a rapid advance by armored units into Northern Germany. Initially, the operation was marginally successful and several bridges between Eindhoven and Nijmegen were captured. However, Gen. Horrocks XXX Corps ground force's advance was delayed by the demolition of a bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal, as well as an extremely overstretched supply line, at Son, delaying the capture of the main road bridge over the Meuse until 20 September. At Arnhem, the British 1st Airborne Division encountered far stronger resistance than anticipated. In the ensuing battle, only a small force managed to hold one end of the Arnhem road bridge and after the ground forces failed to relieve them, they were overrun on 21 September. The rest of the division, trapped in a small pocket west of the bridge, had to be evacuated on 25 September. The Allies had failed to cross the Rhine in sufficient force and the river remained a barrier to their advance until the offensives at Remagen, Oppenheim, Rees and Wesel in March 1945. -
Kiev 1941: Hitler's Battle for Supremacy in the East
Kiev 1941 In just four weeks in the summer of 1941 the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three-quarters of a million men. This was the battle of Kiev – one of the largest and most decisive battles of World War II and, for Hitler and Stalin, a battle of crucial importance. For the first time, David Stahel charts the battle’s dramatic course and after- math, uncovering the irreplaceable losses suffered by Germany’s ‘panzer groups’ despite their battlefield gains, and the implications of these losses for the German war effort. He illuminates the inner workings of the German army as well as the experiences of ordinary soldiers, showing that with the Russian winter looming and Soviet resistance still unbroken, victory came at huge cost and confirmed the turning point in Germany’s war in the east. David Stahel is an independent researcher based in Berlin. His previous publications include Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s Defeat in the East (Cambridge, 2009). Downloaded from Cambridge Books Online by IP 210.212.129.125 on Sat Dec 22 18:00:30 WET 2012. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139034449 Cambridge Books Online © Cambridge University Press, 2012 Kiev 1941 Hitler’s Battle for Supremacy in the East David Stahel Downloaded from Cambridge Books Online by IP 210.212.129.125 on Sat Dec 22 18:00:30 WET 2012. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139034449 Cambridge Books Online © Cambridge University Press, 2012 cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao˜ Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge cb2 8ru,UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107014596 c David Stahel 2012 This publication is in copyright. -
ABSTRACT Title of Document: the FURTHEST
ABSTRACT Title of Document: THE FURTHEST WATCH OF THE REICH: NATIONAL SOCIALISM, ETHNIC GERMANS, AND THE OCCUPATION OF THE SERBIAN BANAT, 1941-1944 Mirna Zakic, Ph.D., 2011 Directed by: Professor Jeffrey Herf, Department of History This dissertation examines the Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans) of the Serbian Banat (northeastern Serbia) during World War II, with a focus on their collaboration with the invading Germans from the Third Reich, and their participation in the occupation of their home region. It focuses on the occupation period (April 1941-October 1944) so as to illuminate three major themes: the mutual perceptions held by ethnic and Reich Germans and how these shaped policy; the motivation behind ethnic German collaboration; and the events which drew ethnic Germans ever deeper into complicity with the Third Reich. The Banat ethnic Germans profited from a fortuitous meeting of diplomatic, military, ideological and economic reasons, which prompted the Third Reich to occupy their home region in April 1941. They played a leading role in the administration and policing of the Serbian Banat until October 1944, when the Red Army invaded the Banat. The ethnic Germans collaborated with the Nazi regime in many ways: they accepted its worldview as their own, supplied it with food, administrative services and eventually soldiers. They acted as enforcers and executors of its policies, which benefited them as perceived racial and ideological kin to Reich Germans. These policies did so at the expense of the multiethnic Banat‟s other residents, especially Jews and Serbs. In this, the Third Reich replicated general policy guidelines already implemented inside Germany and elsewhere in German-occupied Europe. -
Airborne Assault
Operation 'Market Garden' A Bridge Too Far Campaign by nemesszili Can you reach the Bridge Too Far, while battling the Germans on Highway 69? Historical Background Following the grandiose Operation Overlord, the Allies left behind the nightmare of the 'Bocage'. The Germans were exhausted, but still held key positions in France. When the Allies finally succeeded in trapping the 7th Army and the 5th Panzer Army, and Operation Diadem, the invasion of Southern France was also a success, the Germans were forced to leave France, and prepare for the defense of the Reich, and other key positions in occupied Holland. Belgium was also liberated, along with Antwerpen, a large dock, which could be used by the Allies as a supply base for further operation. However, dense mines and V-2 Rockets, not mentioning the shore battery on Walcheren, denied the use of this port, and the Allies needed quickly supplies needed for attacking towards the Rhine. Only the 'Red Ball Express' helped something, but was not enough. So Germany had to be defeated quickly and decisively, so the supply problem could not endanger the Allied cause. Montgomery found the solution first, but this plan was pretty risky. He really underestimated the German strength in the area, not observing the warning of the Dutch Resistance, who warned Allied High command about the presence of German armored forces in the area. However, 'Operation Market Garden' was initiated on September 17th, 1944. The plan had two major phases: Firstly, the 1st Allied Airborne Army, composed by the 101st American Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles), 82nd American Airborne Division and the 1st British Airborne Division. -
OPERATION MARKET- GARDEN 1944 (1) the American Airborne Missions
OPERATION MARKET- GARDEN 1944 (1) The American Airborne Missions STEVEN J. ZALOGA ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE NOON © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com CAMPAIGN 270 OPERATION MARKET- GARDEN 1944 (1) The American Airborne Missions STEVEN J ZALOGA ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE NOON Series editor Marcus Cowper © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 The strategic setting CHRONOLOGY 8 OPPOSING COMMANDERS 9 German commandersAllied commanders OPPOSING FORCES 14 German forcesAllied forces OPPOSING PLANS 24 German plansAllied plans THE CAMPAIGN 32 The southern sector: 101st Airborne Division landingOperation Garden: XXX Corps The Nijmegen sector: 82nd Airborne DivisionGerman reactionsNijmegen Bridge: the first attemptThe demolition of the Nijmegen bridgesGroesbeek attack by Korps FeldtCutting Hell’s HighwayReinforcing the Nijmegen Bridge defenses: September 18Battle for the Nijmegen bridges: September 19Battle for the Nijmegen Railroad Bridge: September 20Battle for the Nijmegen Highway Bridge: September 20Defending the Groesbeek Perimeter: September 20 On to Arnhem?Black Friday: cutting Hell’s HighwayGerman re-assessmentRelieving the 1st Airborne DivisionHitler’s counteroffensive: September 28–October 2 AFTERMATH 87 THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY 91 FURTHER READING 92 INDEX 95 © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com The Void: pursuit to the German frontier, August 26 to September 11, 1944 26toSeptember11, August pursuittotheGermanfrontier, Void: The Allied front line, date indicated Armed Forces Nijmegen Netherlands Wesel N German front line, evening XXXX enth Ar ifte my First Fsch September 11, 1944 F XXXX XXX Westwall LXVII 1. Fsch XXX XXXX LXXXVIII 0 50 miles XXX 15 LXXXIX XXX Turnhout 0 50km LXXXVI Dusseldorf Ostend Brugge Antwerp Dunkirk XXX XXX Calais II Ghent XII XXX Cdn Br XXX Cologne GERMANY Br Maastricht First Fsch Brussels XXXX Seventh Bonn Boulognes BELGIUM XXX XXXX 21 Aachen LXXXI 7 XXXX First XXXXX Lille 12 September 4 Liège Cdn XIX XXX XXX XXX North Sea XXXX VII Namur VII LXXIV Second US B Koblenz Br St. -
DER SOZIALDEMOKRATISCHE KÄMPFER Bund Sozialdemokratischer Freiheitskämpfer/Innen, Opfer Des Faschismus Und Aktiver Antifaschist/Inn/En
ERSCHEINUNGSORT WIEN/P.B.B./VERLAGSPOSTÄMTER 1150 WIEN, 2700 WR. NEUSTADT/GZ 02Z033355M NUMMER 1–2–3/2016, 2 EURO 1934–1945 DER SOZIALDEMOKRATISCHE KÄMPFER Bund Sozialdemokratischer Freiheitskämpfer/innen, Opfer des Faschismus und aktiver Antifaschist/inn/en Einer von uns, einer für uns! Am 24. April dieses Jahres findet die Wahl zum öster- fer hat einmal so eindrucksvoll zu kämpfen haben. Hundstorfer reichischen Bundespräsidenten statt. Mit Rudolf Hunds gesagt: ‚Nie zusehen, wenn weiß, wie wichtig gerechte Ein- torfer ist ein Kandidat im Rennen, der nicht zuletzt auf- Unrecht geschieht‘“, zeigte sich kommen und Pensionen, wie grund seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Gewerkschafter Hundstorfer im Zuge der Befrei- wichtig Bildung und Ausbildung und Sozialminister die besten Voraussetzungen für das ungsfeierlichkeiten im ehemali- sind. Das prägt seine Herange- höchste Amt im Staat mitbringt. gen Konzentrationslager Maut- hensweise. Ärmel aufkrempeln hausen 2009 tief beeindruckt. und gemeinsam anpacken! – ass Antifaschismus für nehmen und unsere Pflicht in Damit das soziale Gefüge Öster- ihn gelebte politische der Bewusstseinsbildung so- Der Einsatz für die Demokratie reichs nicht auseinanderbricht. Praxis ist, stellte das wie der Anerkennung der Op- und den Zusammenhalt in der Dlangjährige Mitglied fer zu leisten“, so Hundstorfer, Gesellschaft ist dem Anwärter Rudolf Hundstorfer hat bereits unseres Bundes der Freiheits- der Richard Bernaschek bei ei- auf das höchste Amt der Re- mehrfach bewiesen, dass er kämpfer/innen Rudolf Hunds ner Gedenkveranstaltung zum publik enorm wichtig. Auch die nötige Erfahrung und Pro- torfer unter Beweis, als fessionalität hat, um ein er die Bedingungen für Bundespräsident für alle Friedens-, Gedenk- und Österreicherinnen und Sozialdienste junger Men- Österreicher zu sein. -
Waffen SS, Le Forze Armate Delfordine Nero
JEAN MABIRE In questi ultimi tempi, oramai lontani dagli anni del furore, con una più obiettiva valutazione delle vicende storiche, sono state finalmente pubblicate opere riguardanti la storia dell’Arma delle SS, le Waffen SS, le Forze Armate delFOrdine Nero. Questi combattenti furono soldati duri e terribili, anche nella rap¬ presaglia, ma la loro vicenda è legata interamente al campo di bat¬ taglia ed è doveroso il rispetto storico nel rievocare gesta guerrie¬ re spesso epiche. Forse furono gli ultimi Cavalieri Teutonici nel momento in cui opposero l’estremo baluardo al bolscevismo oltre l’Oder. Forse furono soldati assurdi quando combatterono una guerra ora¬ mai disperata perché perduta pur di mantenere fede al loro giura¬ mento di fedeltà. Forse furono soldati assurdi perché affascinati da un mito non umano. Convinti di appartenere ad un Ordine Guerriero di super-uomini pagarono con perdite enormi in un bagno di sangue il mito in cui credettero. JEAN MAB1RE WAFFEN SS i EDIZIONI ARKTOS 2006 } IL DRAPPO INSANGUINATO - Attenti! Il comando dell' ex caporale Adolf Hitler sembra sferzare l’aria come un colpo di frusta. Quarantacinque paia di tacchi battono con perfetto sincronismo. Non sono neppure una cinquantina, fra veterani del fronte, studenti, impiegati, disoccupati, a proteggere la prima riunione di propaganda del partito nazional-socialista dei lavoratori tedeschi. É il 4 novembre 1921. I responsabili del movimento hanno affittato la sala delle feste della Hofbràuhaus, a Monaco. Per loro, la sala ha un valore storico. Sotto le volte di falso gotico, fra il tintinnio dei boccali di birra sui tavoli di legno chiaro, era stata tenuta, il 24 febbraio 1920, la prima riunione per la fondazione del partito. -
Waffen-SS Divisions (Alt
Waffen-SS Divisions (Alt. Hist.) 1. 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (Commander: Brigadefuhrer Theodor Wisch) 2. 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Walter Kruger) 3. 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Hermann Priess) 4. 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division (Commander: Standartenfuhrer Otto Binge) 5. 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Herbert Otto Gille) 6. 6th SS Gebirgs Division Nord (Commander: Obergruppenfuhrer Matthias Kleinhesterkamp) 7. 7th SS Freiwilligen Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen (Commander: Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Otto Kumm) 8. 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Hermann Fegelein) 9. 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen (Commander: Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich) 10. 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg (Commander: Gruppemfuhrer Lothar Debes) 11. 11th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division Nordland (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Fritz von Scholz) 12. 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend (Commander: Brigadefuhrer Fritz Witt) 13. 13th Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) (Commander: Standartenführer der Reserve Herbert Von Obwurzer) 14. 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Galizien (1st Ukrainian) (Commander: Brigadefuhrer Fritz Freitag) 15. 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) (Commander: Oberfuhrer Nikolaus Heilmann) 16. 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsfuhrer SS (Commander: Obersturmbannfuhrer Karl Gesele) 17. 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Gotz von Berlichingen (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Werner Ostendorff) 18. 18th SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel (Commander: Gruppenfuhrer Josef Fitzthum) 19. 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian) (Commander: Oberfuhrer Hinrich Schuldt) 20. 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) (Commander: Brigadefuhrer Franz Augsberger) 21. 21st Waffen Gebirgs Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) (Commander: Oberfuhrer August Schmidhuber) 22. -
Waffen-SS from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia (Redirected from Waffenss)
Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Waffen-SS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from WaffenSS) Navigation The Waffen-SS (German pronunciation: [ˈvafәn.ɛs.ɛs], Armed SS) was created as the Waffen-SS [2] Main page armed wing of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron"), and gradually [3] Contents developed into a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of Nazi Germany. Featured content The Waffen-SS grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions during World War II, and [4] Current events served alongside the Heer (regular army) but was never formally part of it. Adolf Hitler Active 1933–1945 Random article resisted integrating the Waffen-SS into the army, as it was to remain the armed wing of Country Nazi Germany Donate to Wikipedia [5] the Party and to become an elite police force once the war was won. Prior to the war Allegiance Adolf Hitler it was under the control of the SS Führungshauptamt (SS operational command office) Branch Schutzstaffel beneath Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. Upon mobilization its tactical control was Interaction Type Panzer given to the High Command of the Armed Forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht).[6] Help Panzergrenadier Initially membership was open to Aryans only in accordance with the racial policy of Cavalry About Wikipedia Nazi Germany, but the rules were partially relaxed in 1940, although Jews and Poles Infantry Community portal remained banned. Hitler authorized the formation of units composed largely or solely of Mountain Infantry Recent changes foreign volunteers and conscripts. By the end of the war, non-Germans made up Police Contact Wikipedia approximately 60 percent of the Waffen-SS.[citation needed] Size 38 Divisions and many minor units at its peak At the post-war Nuremberg Trials the Waffen-SS was condemned as a criminal Toolbox Part of Wehrmacht (de facto) organization due to its essential connection to the Nazi Party and involvement in Garrison/HQ SS Führungshauptamt, Berlin What links here numerous war crimes. -
Lars Westerlund, the Finnish SS-Volunteers and Atrocities
LARS WESTERLUND The Finnish SS-VOLUNTEERS AND ATROCITIES 1941–1943 SKS The Finnish SS-VOLUNTEERS AND ATROCITIES 1941–1943 LARS WESTERLUND THE FINNISH SS-VOLUNTEERS AND ATROCITIES against Jews, Civilians and Prisoners of War in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region 1941–1943 An Archival Survey Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura – Finnish Literature Society Kansallisarkisto – The National Archives of Finland Helsinki 2019 Steering Group Permanent State Under-Secretary Timo Lankinen, Prime Minister’s Office / Chair Research Director Päivi Happonen, The National Archives of Finland Director General Jussi Nuorteva, The National Archives of Finland Legal Adviser Päivi Pietarinen, Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Production Manager, Tiina-Kaisa Laakso-Liukkonen, Prime Minister’s Office / Secretary Project Group Director General Jussi Nuorteva, The National Archives of Finland / Chair Research Director Päivi Happonen, The National Archives of Finland / Vice-Chair Associate Professor Antero Holmila, University of Jyväskylä Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Pia Letto-Vanamo, University of Helsinki Professor Kimmo Rentola, University of Helsinki Academy Research Fellow Oula Silvennoinen, University of Helsinki Docent André Swanström, Åbo Akademi University Professor, Major General Vesa Tynkkynen, The National Defence University Professor Lars Westerlund Researcher Ville-Pekka Kääriäinen, The National Archives of Finland / Secretary Publisher’s Editor Katri Maasalo, Finnish Literature Society (SKS) Proofreading and translations William Moore Maps Spatio Oy Graphic designer Anne Kaikkonen, Timangi Cover: Finnish Waffen-SS troops ready to start the march to the East in May or early June 1941. OW Coll. © 2019 The National Archives of Finland and Finnish Literature Society (SKS) Kirjokansi 222 ISBN 978-951-858-111-9 ISSN 2323-7392 Kansallisarkiston toimituksia 22 ISSN 0355-1768 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License. -
Diplomarbeit / Diploma Thesis
DIPLOMARBEIT / DIPLOMA THESIS Titel der Diplomarbeit / Title of the Diploma Thesis „Heimat in der Fremde – Die Eingliederung der sogenannten Volksdeutschen in Vorarlberg nach 1945“ verfasst von / submitted by Isabella Greber angestrebter akademischer Grad / in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magistra der Philosophie (Mag. phil.) Wien, 2017 / Vienna, 2017 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt / A 190 353 313 degree programme code as it appears on the student record sheet: Studienrichtung lt. Studienblatt / Lehramtsstudium degree programme as it appears on UF Geschichte, Sozialkunde und Politische Bildung the student record sheet: UF Spanisch Betreut von / Supervisor: Assoz. Prof. Dr. Bertrand Perz Mein Dank richtet sich zunächst an Assoz. Prof. Dr. Bertrand Perz, für die Betreuung und die stets sehr hilfreichen Tipps und Anregungen. Außerdem möchte ich mich bei Werner Bundschuh für die Hilfe bei der Themenfindung sowie der Eingrenzung und Fokussierung des Themas bedanken. Des weiteren richtet sich mein Dank an das Stadtarchiv Dornbirn und das Vorarlberger Landesarchiv, die mir wichtige Dokumente zur Verfügung gestellt haben. Abschließend möchte ich mich recht herzlich bei meiner Familie für ihre Unterstützung während des gesamten Studiums bedanken! Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. EINLEITUNG 1 1.1. BEGRIFFSDEFINITIONEN 6 2. DIE SOGENANNTEN VOLKSDEUTSCHEN 14 2.1. „VOLKSDEUTSCHE HEIMATVERTRIEBENE“ UND „VOLKSDEUTSCHE FLÜCHTLINGE“ 17 2.2. DIE VERSCHIEDENEN GRUPPEN DER „VOLKSDEUTSCHEN“ 17 2.3. DIE ANSIEDLUNG DER DEUTSCHEN IN OST- UND SÜDOSTEUROPA 24 2.4. DIE ZWISCHENKRIEGSZEIT – VOM ERSTEN BIS ZUM BEGINN DES ZWEITEN WELTKRIEGS 26 2.5. DIE ZWISCHENKRIEGSZEIT UND DAS ERSTARKEN DES NATIONALSOZIALISMUS AM BEISPIEL DES „SUDETENLANDES“ 27 3. DER ZWEITE WELTKRIEG UND SEINE FOLGEN FÜR DIE „VOLKSDEUTSCHEN“ 32 3.1.