The German secret field police in Greece, 1941-1944 / Antonio J. Muñoz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muñoz, Antonio J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany. Heer. Geheime Feldpolizei--History.

Germany.

Germany. Heer. Geheime Feldpolizei.

History.

Greece--History--Occupation, 1941-1944.

Greece.

World War, 1939-1945--Greece.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Germany.

Regimental histories.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 248 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"The Geheime Feldpolizei (Secret Field Police) was the political police force of the German Army during World War II. Its members were drawn from both the regular German police, including detectives, and various Nazi security organizations. This book focuses on the function of the GFP in Greece compared to that of the GFP elsewhere in Europe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: the GFP and the German Army's institutional extremism

Greece: 1832/1940

Hitler's war aims and the Balkans

Nazism, the GFP and Greece

Organization of the Secret Field Police in Greece

The Secret Field Police and the subjugation of the people of Greece

The participation of the Secret Field Police in the Holocaust in Greece

The Secret Field Police in Yugoslavia, Romania and Bulgaria

The GFP in the West and Scandinavia

The secret field police in the Soviet Union

Towards a reckoning

Conclusions

Appendix I: The structure of the SS command in Serbia, 1941/1942

Appendix II: Structure of the SD in the occupied regions of Western Europe

Appendix II: Commander of the Order Police "Serbia"

Appendix IV: Uniform and rank insignia of the Geheime Feldpolizei

Appendix V: Organization of the Secret Field Police

Appendix VI: Order of battle; Secret Field Police forces in France, spring 1941.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476667843

1476667845

OCLC:

1027743741