The SS Dirlewanger Brigade: The History of the Black Hunters - Couverture souple

Ingrao, Christian

 
9781620876312: The SS Dirlewanger Brigade: The History of the Black Hunters
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1620876310 ISBN 13 : 9781620876312
Editeur : Skyhorse, 2013

Synopsis

The Dirlewanger Brigade was an anti-partisan unit of the Nazi army, reporting directly to Heinrich Himmler. The first members of the brigade were mostly poachers who were released from prisons and concentration camps and who were believed to have the skills necessary for hunting down and capturing partisan fighters in their camps in the forests of the Eastern Front. Their numbers were soon increased by others who were eager for a way out of imprisonment—including men who had been convicted of burglary, assault, murder, and rape.

Under the leadership of Oskar Dirlewanger, a convicted rapist and alcoholic, they could do as they pleased: there were no repercussions for even their worst behavior. This was the group used for its special “talents” to help put down the Jewish uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto, killing an estimated 35,000 men, women, and children in a single day. Even by Nazi standards, the brigade was considered unduly violent and an investigation of its activities was opened. The Nazi hierarchy was eager to distance itself from the behavior of the brigade and eventually exiled many of the members to Belarus. Based on the archives from Germany, Poland, and Russia, The SS Dirlewanger Brigade offers an unprecedented look at one of the darkest chapters of World War II.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christian Ingrao is the director of research at l'Institut d'Histoire du Temps Present (Institute of History of Present Times). He teaches at the Ecole Polytechnique and at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan). He lives in France.Phoebe Green is a writer and translator living in Paris, France.

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Éditeur
Skyhorse
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1620876310
ISBN 13 
9781620876312
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1616084049 ISBN 13 :  9781616084042
Editeur : Skyhorse, 2011
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