Ukrainians in the Waffen-SS (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764333491)

With the beginning of the Operation Barbarossa more than 100,000 Ukrainians volunteered for the fight against Stalin and communismn. These volunteers were put into Schutzmannschafts-Bataillone under the control of the German Police. After Stalingrad however, Ukrainians were allowed to build up a division sized unit for the frontline. Around 15,000 Ukrainians were drafted and their first combat was at the Brody front in Galicia in summer 1944.

Author: Rolf Michaelis
ISBN-10: 0764333496
ISBN-13: 9780764333491
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2009
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d