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The Third Reich Bravery and Merit Decoration for Eastern Peoples
Rolf Michaelis
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Description for The Third Reich Bravery and Merit Decoration for Eastern Peoples
Hardcover. Num Pages: 52 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Take a rare look at a little known Third Reich badge awarded to volunteers from the occupied eastern territories who served in various German formations. As the German military situation worsened in 1942, Hitler authorized formation of so-called eastern units made up of Slavic volunteers. With the number of eastern volunteers rising rapidly and many of them already having distinguished themselves in action, the question of how to honor their service arose. In July 1942, Hitler ordered the awarding of the Decoration for Eastern Peoples. Those permitted to be awarded included Turkish units, Cossack units, Crimean Tatar units, Auxiliary Police ... Read more
Take a rare look at a little known Third Reich badge awarded to volunteers from the occupied eastern territories who served in various German formations. As the German military situation worsened in 1942, Hitler authorized formation of so-called eastern units made up of Slavic volunteers. With the number of eastern volunteers rising rapidly and many of them already having distinguished themselves in action, the question of how to honor their service arose. In July 1942, Hitler ordered the awarding of the Decoration for Eastern Peoples. Those permitted to be awarded included Turkish units, Cossack units, Crimean Tatar units, Auxiliary Police ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348037
SKU
V9780764348037
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99-2
About Rolf Michaelis
Rolf Michaelis specializes in books on the Waffen-SS and has written over thirty to date, with many available in English from Schiffer Books. He lives in Berlin.
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