The Eastern Front, 1941-45 German Troops and the Bartarisation of Warfare

by Bartov, Omer

• ISBN13: 9780333949443
• ISBN10: 0333949447
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-12
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Based largely upon unpublished sources, Omer Bartov's study looks closely at the background of the German army on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. He describes the physical hardship, the discipline and morale at the front, and analyzes the social, educational, and political background of the junior officers who formed the backbone of the German army. Only with these factors in mind, together with the knowledge of the extent of National Socialist indoctrination, can we begin to explain the criminal activities of the German army in Russia and the extent of involvement of the army in the execution of Hitler's brutal policies.

Author Biography

Omer Bartov is John P. Birkelund Professor of European History at Brown University.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Part I: Life, Hardship and Death at the Front * The Military Events * Manpower and Casualties * Physical Hardship * Discipline and Morale * Part II: The Offices: Backbone of the Army * Introduction * The Sample * Data Analysis * Part III: Indoctrination and the Need for a Cause * Introduction * Forms and Intensity of Ideological Instruction * The Enemy as "Untermenschen" * The Efficacy of Indoctrination * Part IV: Barbarism and Criminality * Introduction * The Maltreatment of Russian POWs * Fighting Partisans and Murdering Civilians * Exploitation, Evacuation and Destruction

Introduction * Part I: Life, Hardship and Death at the Front * The Military Events * Manpower and Casualties * Physical Hardship * Discipline and Morale * Part II: The Offices: Backbone of the Army * Introduction * The Sample * Data Analysis * Part III: Indoctrination and the Need for a Cause * Introduction * Forms and Intensity of Ideological Instruction * The Enemy as "Untermenschen" * The Efficacy of Indoctrination * Part IV: Barbarism and Criminality * Introduction * The Maltreatment of Russian POWs * Fighting Partisans and Murdering Civilians * Exploitation, Evacuation and Destruction

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