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Hitler's Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War in the East (Modern War Studies)
Edward B. Westermann
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Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
When the German Wehrmacht swarmed across Eastern Europe, an elite corps followed close at its heels. Along with the SS and Gestapo, the Ordnungspolizei, or Uniformed Police, played a central role in Nazi genocide that until now has been generally neglected by historians of the war. Beginning with the invasion of Poland, the Uniformed Police were charged with following the army to curb resistance, pacify the countryside, patrol Jewish ghettos, and generally maintain order in the conquered territories. Edward Westermann examines how this force emerged as a primary instrument of annihilation, responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands ... Read more
When the German Wehrmacht swarmed across Eastern Europe, an elite corps followed close at its heels. Along with the SS and Gestapo, the Ordnungspolizei, or Uniformed Police, played a central role in Nazi genocide that until now has been generally neglected by historians of the war. Beginning with the invasion of Poland, the Uniformed Police were charged with following the army to curb resistance, pacify the countryside, patrol Jewish ghettos, and generally maintain order in the conquered territories. Edward Westermann examines how this force emerged as a primary instrument of annihilation, responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press Of Kansas
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700617241
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V9780700617241
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About Edward B. Westermann
Edward B. Westermann is professor of comparative military theory at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and the author of Hitler's Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War in the East (see page 31).
Reviews for Hitler's Police Battalions: Enforcing Racial War in the East (Modern War Studies)
"Seminal. Westermann forcefully argues that it was the organizational culture of the uniformed police rather than German national culture that prepared them for their role in genocide.... A highly readable work for specialists, graduate students, and general readers alike." - Holocaust and Genocide Studies "Westermann adds another important piece to our growing understanding of how Nazi racial policy was implemented.... ... Read more