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The Finnish SS-volunteers and atrocities against Jews, civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region 1941-1943 : an archival survey

Title
The Finnish SS-volunteers and atrocities against Jews, civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region 1941-1943 : an archival survey / Lars Westerlund.
Author
Westerlund, Lars
Publication
  • Helsinki, Finland : Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura=Finnish Literature Society, Kansallisarkisto=The National Archives of Finland, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
Finland. Kansallisarkisto.
Description
248 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
In the spring of 1941, Finland began to recruit volunteers to serve in the German Waffen-SS. After the perils of the Winter War of 1939-40, the Finnish government and the military high command wanted support against the continuing existential threat posed by the Soviet Union, even in the wake of the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty. Only Germany had the means to provide such support in a situation where the Soviet Union had already occupied the three Baltic States (in June 1940) after seizing Eastern Poland the previous autumn. Germany, meanwhile, had annexed and occupied Denmark and Norway, and had earlier taken the other half of Poland. Without a solution like this, Finland would have found herself alone and acutely vulnerable in the European war being waged. 0The Finnish volunteers were placed in the Waffen SS-Division "Wiking", which fought the Red Army in Ukraine and the Caucasus between 1941 and 1943. A total of 1,408 Finnish volunteers served in the various Wiking units. Of these, 256 were killed in action, 686 were wounded, and 14 were listed as missing. In the spring of 1943, the Finnish volunteer Battalion was disbanded, and the officers and men returned to Finland. In the latter stages of Finland's Continuation War with the Soviet Union and in the short Lapland War of 1944-45, a further 113 of those who served in SS-Division Wiking were listed among the fallen.00This report, carried out by the National Archives of Finland at the behest of the Prime Minister's Office, has gone through an extensive body of Finnish and international archive material. The actions of the Finnish volunteers have been followed where possible on a daily basis. Detailed examination of archive documents has permitted an image of what the Finns knew about the violent acts in Ukraine and the Caucasus, how they responded to them, and ultimately what was the Finns' role in the atrocities.
Series Statement
  • Kirjokansi ; 222
  • Kansallisarkiston toimituksia ; 22
Uniform Title
  • Kirjokansi ; 222.
  • Kansallisarkiston toimituksia ; 22.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Military history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Electronic version(s) available online.
Contents
1,408 Finnish SS-Volunteers -- The units of Waffen SS-Division Wiking and their commanders -- The harsh German occupation policy in Poland, 1939-40 -- Mass killings in Ukraine in 1941 -- No prisoners will be taken -- Massacres in the Lemberg area, 1.-7.7.1941 -- Acts of mass violence in the Tarnpol area, 4.-6.7.1941 -- Violent events in the Eastern areas, 11.7.1941-January 1943 -- Attitudes towards Jews and rejection of atrocities -- The Finnish involvement.
Call Number
JFE 19-11528
ISBN
  • 9789518581003
  • 9518581002
OCLC
1097354973
Author
Westerlund, Lars, author.
Title
The Finnish SS-volunteers and atrocities against Jews, civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region 1941-1943 : an archival survey / Lars Westerlund.
Publisher
Helsinki, Finland : Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura=Finnish Literature Society, Kansallisarkisto=The National Archives of Finland, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Kirjokansi ; 222
Kansallisarkiston toimituksia ; 22
Kirjokansi ; 222.
Kansallisarkiston toimituksia ; 22.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.
Additional Formats
Electronic version(s) available online.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Finland. Kansallisarkisto.
Research Call Number
JFE 19-11528
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