The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940 during World War II. The grim experience of Soviet occupation made it inevitable that after the German invasion of Russia in 1941 they would fight beside
Germany's Eastern Front Allies (2): Baltic Forces
β Scribed by Nigel Thomas, C. Caballero Jurado, Darko PavloviΔ(Illustrations)
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Year
- 2002.01.25
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 50
- Series
- Men at Arms 363
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940 during World War II. The grim experience of Soviet occupation made it inevitable that after the German invasion of Russia in 1941 they would fight beside the Wehrmacht as allies against the Red Army while always hoping for restored independence. That hope was crushed again in 1944-45; yet 'Forest Brother' guerrillas continued to fight against hopeless odds for years after the second Soviet occupation. This extraordinary story is illustrated here with rare photos, insignia charts, tables of units and detailed uniform plates.
β¦ Subjects
World War 2;History;War;World War II;Cultural;Germany;Military;Military History;Nonfiction
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