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100		1	_aREADY J Lee
245		0	_aThe forgotten axis: _bGermany's partners and foreign volunteers in World War II
260			_aJefferson, N.C.: _bMc Farland & Co Inc., _c1987
300			_a565p.
520			_aThroughout the second world war, more than 3 million foreigners served in Nazi Germany's armed services, comprising 18 percent of the entire German force. These non-German soldiers included 1.5 million Austrians, 350,000 Sudetenlanders, and approximately 200,000 Poles, as well as Czechs, Slovaks, Norwegians, Danes, Belgians, Romanians, Finns, Bulgarians and other nationalities. Whether converts, conscripts or reluctant volunteers, these foreigners served throughout the armed forces and participated in all major operations. This volume offers the first in-depth exploration of the motives and experiences of these non-German German soldiers, providing a new perspective on the military history of the Axis powers.
598			_aSECOND WORLD WAR, GERMAN SOLDIERS, THIRD REICH, ARYAN, FOREIGNERS, AXIS POWERS
650			_aSECOND WORLD WAR
650			_aGERMAN SOLDIERS
650			_aTHIRD REICH
650			_aARYAN
650			_aFOREIGNERS
650			_aAXIS POWERS
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