Легион под знаком Погони. Белорусские коллаборационистские формирования в силовых структурах нацистс - Страница 93
Summary
Oleg V. Romanko
Legions under Pogonya sign.
The Byelorussian collaborationist formations in the power structures of Nazi Germany (1941 – 1945)
The complex of questions, related to the problem of Byelorussian military collaborationism in the period of Second World War is examined in a monograph. On the base of vast historical material from the archives of Ukraine, Byelorussia, Russia, Germany and USA the process of organization, preparation and battle using of Byelorussian units and sub-units in composition of police, Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS is retraced.
In the first chapter reasons and conditions of creation of the Byelorussian collaborationist formations through the prism of plans of German military and political management in attitude to this soviet republic are exposed. The place of Byelorussian emigration in this process is considered.
In the second chapter influence of Byelorussian national movement on creation and use of collaborationist units and sub-units is analyzed. The fight of pro-Nazi and anti-Nazi currents in national movement for leading position in this process is shown.
To the Byelorussian collaborationist formations in composition German forces on keeping an order the third chapter of monograph is covered. Use the method of comparative analysis, an author shows the process of organization, preparation and battle using of units of the Byelorussian police, self-defense and prototype of national military powers – the Byelorussian regional defensive.
Finally, about the Byelorussian formations in the structures of armed forces of Nazi Germany speech go in the fourth chapter of monograph. An author analyzed and compared organization preparation and battle using of battle, special and auxiliary units of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. Firstly in domestic historiography history of the youth militarized organization Union of the Byelorussian youth and its role in German military efforts is considered.
A book is expected on specialists-historians, teachers of universities and colleges, students and all, who is interested in the problems of history of Second World War.