Osprey Publishing MAA 363 Men-at-Arms Germany's Eastern Front Allies (2) Baltic Forces

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Description

Description

The Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940. 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.


Table of Contents

The historical background · The Firest Soviet Occupation · The German Occupation · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · The Second Soviet Occupation · The Plates · Index

Product details

Published 25 Jan 2002
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781841761930
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 37 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 363
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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