German Security and Police Soldier 1939–45 (Warrior)

the Security Units Of The Third Reich Were Many And Diverse, Yet Often An Oversimplified View Is Projected Of These Organisations. This Title Provides A Detailed And Informed Picture Of The Variety Of Operations And Duties, As Well As The Motivation And Behaviour Of The Men Involved. It Charts The Experiences Of Typical World War Ii Security Forces And Police Soldiers - From The Routine Of Military Traffic Duty, To Combating Partisans And Resistance Fighters. It Covers The Military Police Of The Armed Forces Proper And The Waffen-ss, The Combat Units Of The German State Police, The Sd Sicherheitsdienst, The Schutzmannschaft' Units, And The Extreme And Dreaded Anti-partisan Units 'dirlewanger' And 'kaminski'. The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organisations. This title provides a detailed and informed picture of the variety of operations and duties, as well as the motivation and behaviour of the men involved. It charts the experiences of typical World War II security forces and police soldiers - from the routine of military traffic duty, to combating partisans and resistance fighters. It covers the military police of the Armed Forces proper and the Waffen-SS, the combat units of the German State Police, the SD Sicherheitsdienst, the Schutzmannschaft' units, and the extreme and dreaded anti-partisan units 'Dirlewanger' and 'Kaminski'.--Provided by publisher events recounted, it is worth noting that not all the many elements of Germany's police and security forces were directly involved in them. Even within some of the units that were involved in the more despicable actions, there were occasionally individuals whose personal moral standards would not allow them to take part, and who to their credit refused to become involved. The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organizations. This title provides a detailed and informed picture of the variety of operations and duties, as well as the motivation and behaviour of the men involved.