The German Secret Field Police in Greece, 1941-1945
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6784-3 (ISBN)
The Geheime Feldpolizei (Secret Field Police) was the political police of the German Army during World War Two. Its members were drawn from both the regular German police, including detectives, as well as personnel from various Nazi security organizations.
The mission of the GFP was numerous: protecting important political and military leaders, investigating black market activities, as well as acts of sabotage and espionage; tracking down deserters, examining anti-German activists, and hunting down partisans and partisan suspects.
An additional role of the GFP was to act as liaison between the German Army and the Nazi SS. While performing some of these duties, members of the GFP eventually involved themselves directly in criminal activities. The GFP committed numerous crimes to both the Jewish community and the general population of Greece.
Its leadership cadre was composed of dedicated Nazis and in one instance, included a former concentration camp commander!
As the war progressed, their crimes in Greece increased in intensity and volume. The behavior of the GFP in Greece was a combination of the manner in which they operated in the West and East.
Antonio J. Munoz is an adjunct associate professor of history at both Farmingdale State College and Queensborough Community College. He lives in Bayside, New York.
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction: The GFP and the German Army’s Institutional Extremism 8
1. Greece: 1832–1940 21
2. Hitler’s War Aims and the Balkans 33
3. Nazism, the GFP and Greece 42
4. Organization of the Secret Field Police in Greece 49
5. The Secret Field Police and the Subjugation of the People of Greece 74
6. The Participation of the Secret Field Police in the Holocaust in Greece 94
7. The Secret Field Police in Yugoslavia, Romania and Bulgaria 114
8. The GFP in the West and Scandinavia 125
9. The Secret Field Police in the Soviet Union 154
10. Towards a Reckoning 188
Conclusions 200
Appendix I: The Structure of the SS Command in Serbia, 1941–1942 205
Appendix II: Structure of the SD in the Occupied Regions of Western Europe 206
Appendix III: Commander of the Order Police “Serbia” 208
Appendix IV: Uniform and Rank Insignia of the Geheime Feldpolizei 210
Appendix V: Organization of the Secret Field Police 212
Appendix VI: Order of Battle—Secret Field Police Forces in France, Spring 1941 214
Chapter Notes 216
Bibliography 233
Index 243
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.04.2018 |
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| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 425 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Schlagworte | 2. Weltkrieg • deutsche Besetzung • Geheime Feldpolizei (GFP) • Griechenland • Griechenland 1941 -1945 • griechische Geschichte • SS (Schutzstaffel) |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6784-5 / 1476667845 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6784-3 / 9781476667843 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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