Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East

684 Pages·2011·9.03 MB·English

by  Stephen G. Fritz

OSTKRIEG
OSTKRIEG
Hitler’s
War of Extermination
in the East
S G. F
TEPHEN RITZ
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fritz, Stephen G., 1949—
Ostkrieg : Hitler′s war of extermination in the East / Stephen G. Fritz.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8131-3416-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-81313417-8 (ebook) 1. World War, 1939-
1945—Campaigns—Eastern Front. 2. World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns—Soviet Union. 3. World War,
1939-1945—Atrocities—Europe, Eastern. 4. Soviet Union—History—German occupation, 1941-1944. 5.
Germany—Territorial expansion—History—20th century. 6. Germany—Territorial expansion—Economic
aspects. 7. Germany—Territorial expansion—Social aspects. 8. Germany—Military policy. 9. Hitler, Adolf,
1889-1945—Military leadership. I. Title.
D764.F737 2011
940.54′21—dc23 2011030914
This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for
Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.
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Contents
Maps
Abbreviations and Foreign Terms
Preface
1. Dilemma
2. Decision
3. Onslaught
4. Whirlwind
5. Reckoning
6. All or Nothing
7. Total War
8. Scorched Earth
9. Disintegration
10. Death Throes
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Supplementary Data
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Photographs follow page 234
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Blau
Stalingrad, September 1942–February 1943
Kursk and Ukraine, summer/fall 1943