Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis highly acclaimed book presents a radically new view of the origins of the Holocaust. Mayer argues that the slaughter of the Jews was not part of Hitler's plan from the start, but came about only when the Nazis' massive campaign aagainst Russia foundered. Illustrated. |
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Page 251
... partisan activity , the XXX Army Corps ordered a massive arrest of hostages in all occupied localities : " all individuals related to partisans " ; " all individuals suspected of being in contact with partisans " ; " all mem- bers of ...
... partisan activity , the XXX Army Corps ordered a massive arrest of hostages in all occupied localities : " all individuals related to partisans " ; " all individuals suspected of being in contact with partisans " ; " all mem- bers of ...
Page 259
... partisans who were both ultranationalists and fascists . Led by Klimaitis , these partisans took advantage of the political vacuum to seize control of Kovno and avenge Moscow's reannexation of their country by setting upon local ...
... partisans who were both ultranationalists and fascists . Led by Klimaitis , these partisans took advantage of the political vacuum to seize control of Kovno and avenge Moscow's reannexation of their country by setting upon local ...
Page 413
... partisan support . There were an es- timated 140,000 partisans in Belorussia , among them an uncertain number of Jews . Most of the partisans were clustered near the forests west of Vitebsk and Minsk and around the marshlands along the ...
... partisan support . There were an es- timated 140,000 partisans in Belorussia , among them an uncertain number of Jews . Most of the partisans were clustered near the forests west of Vitebsk and Minsk and around the marshlands along the ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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