Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”

The article bridges a transnational overview on the participation of Germany’s allied forces in the German- Soviet war of 1941-45, including both the troops sent by the Third Reich’s Allies that declared war on the Soviet Union and the diverse units of volunteers recruited by the Wehrmacht and the W...

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Main Author: Xosé M. Núñez Seixas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012-12-01
Series:Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHCO/article/view/40063
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spelling doaj-5a08699bc83e4a238aa8f03024267f5d2020-11-24T22:52:54ZspaUniversidad Complutense de MadridCuadernos de Historia Contemporánea0214-400X1988-27342012-12-01340316310.5209/rev_CHCO.2012.v34.4006339569Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”Xosé M. Núñez Seixas0Universität MünchenThe article bridges a transnational overview on the participation of Germany’s allied forces in the German- Soviet war of 1941-45, including both the troops sent by the Third Reich’s Allies that declared war on the Soviet Union and the diverse units of volunteers recruited by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS from all over Europe, under the influence of the propaganda campaign that depicted the war as an European Crusade against Bolshevism. The experience of the Spanish Volunteers’ Division or Blue Division is finally framed within this context.https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHCO/article/view/40063Guerra Germano-soviéticaNueva Historia MilitarWaffen SSDivisión AzulWehrmacht.
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author Xosé M. Núñez Seixas
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Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”
Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea
Guerra Germano-soviética
Nueva Historia Militar
Waffen SS
División Azul
Wehrmacht.
author_facet Xosé M. Núñez Seixas
author_sort Xosé M. Núñez Seixas
title Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”
title_short Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”
title_full Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”
title_fullStr Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”
title_full_unstemmed Myth and Reality of the “Europe’s Crusade against Bolshevism”
title_sort myth and reality of the “europe’s crusade against bolshevism”
publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
series Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea
issn 0214-400X
1988-2734
publishDate 2012-12-01
description The article bridges a transnational overview on the participation of Germany’s allied forces in the German- Soviet war of 1941-45, including both the troops sent by the Third Reich’s Allies that declared war on the Soviet Union and the diverse units of volunteers recruited by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS from all over Europe, under the influence of the propaganda campaign that depicted the war as an European Crusade against Bolshevism. The experience of the Spanish Volunteers’ Division or Blue Division is finally framed within this context.
topic Guerra Germano-soviética
Nueva Historia Militar
Waffen SS
División Azul
Wehrmacht.
url https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHCO/article/view/40063
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