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| '''Europäische Freiwillige''' is a ] term meaning 'European Volunteers'. It was used to describe non-] ]ans (neither ] or ]) who volunteered to fight for the ] during ]. Largely from occupied countries but also from co-belligerent and neutral nations, they fought in the ] as well as in the ]. | '''Europäische Freiwillige''' is a ] term meaning 'European Volunteers'. It was used to describe non-] ]ans (neither ] or ]) who volunteered to fight for the ], for their ], and for the ] during ]. Largely from occupied countries but also from co-belligerent and neutral nations, they fought in the ] as well as in the ]. | ||
| Non-German volunteers also participated in the ], the slaughter of around 6 million Jews of Europe, such as the ]. | Non-German volunteers also participated in the ], the slaughter of around 6 million Jews of Europe, such as the ]. | ||
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Europäische Freiwillige is a German term meaning 'European Volunteers'. It was used to describe non-German Europeans (neither Reichsdeutsche or Volksdeutsche) who volunteered to fight for the Europe of the Nations, for their Homeland, and for the Third Reich during World War Two. Largely from occupied countries but also from co-belligerent and neutral nations, they fought in the Waffen-SS as well as in the Wehrmacht.
Non-German volunteers also participated in the Holocaust, the slaughter of around 6 million Jews of Europe, such as the Arajs Commando.
Books
- Hilberg, Raul. Perpetrators Victims Bystanders, Harper Collins, New York, 1993
- Porat, Dina. "The Holocaust in Lithuania – Some Unique Aspects". In The Final Solution – Origins and Implementation, David Cesarani (ed.), Routledge, London 1996
- Browning, Christopher R. Ordinary Men, HarperCollins, New York, 1993
- Peter Strassner, Europäische Freiwillige - Die Gesichte der 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking ("European Volunteers: The Faces of the 5th SS-Panzer Division Wiking") (Osnabrück, 1986)
- W. Tieke, Einsatz für Europa: Europäische Freiwillige im Zweiten Weltkrieg auf Deutscher Seite ("Employment for Europe: European Volunteers in the Second World War on the German Side").
- Heinz Ertel, Europäische Freiwillige im Bild ("European Volunteers in Pictures") re-released as Europäische Freiwillige der Waffen-SS im Bild (by Nation Europa).
- Europas Freiwillige der Waffen-SS ("Europe's Volunteers of the Waffen-SS") by Patrick Agte (Munin Verlag, Osnabrück, 2000, ISBN 3980721507) contains biographies of Europäische Freiwillige of the Waffen-SS who were awarded the Knight's Cross, the German Cross in Gold, the Honor Roll Clasp & the Close Combat Clasp in Gold. Includes Sections on Waffen-SS volunteers from Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Hungary, Estonia, and Latvia.
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