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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| ISBN 13 | 9781472825667 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472825667 |
| Book Subtitle | Eastern Front 1941-44 |
| Book Description | The savage partisan war on the Eastern Front during World War II saw a wide variety of forces deployed by both sides. On the Soviet side, civilian partisans fought alongside and in co-operation with Red Army troops and Red Army and NKVD `special forces'. On the German side, German Army security divisions, with indigenous components including cavalry, fought alongside SS police and Waffen-SS units and other front-line troops employed for short periods in the anti-partisan role. In addition to providing the background history of the forces of both sides, this study focuses upon three examples of German anti-partisan operations that show varied success in dealing with the Soviet partisan threat. Notably, it covers a major operation in north-west Russia during the spring of 1943 - Operation Spring Clean - that saw Wehrmacht security forces including local components fighting alongside troops under the SS umbrella against a number of Soviet partisan brigades. During the fighting, German forces even employed captured French tanks from earlier in the war against the partisans. |
| About the Author | Alexander Hill is an associate professor in military history at the University of Calgary in Canada, and specialises in Soviet military history from 1917 to 1945. He has published a range of books and articles that cover not only the Red Army at war but also the Soviet Navy and Soviet partisan movement. He is based in Alberta, Canada. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Alexander Hill |
| Number of Pages | 80 |
Soviet Partisan Vs German Security Soldier : Eastern Front 1941-44 paperback english
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