Oskar Dirlewanger

The Infamous War Criminal and His SS Sonderkommando

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Through the utilization of source material from a dozen archives in four countries, author Soraya Kuklinska has produced the definitive biography of Nazi war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger. Oskar Dirlewanger is one of the most reviled war criminals in history. A tall, gaunt, ghoulish-looking man, he commanded a penal unit of the Waffen-SS. The Sonderkommando "Dirlewanger" grew from a company of men previously jailed for poaching into a formation of thousands, the majority of whom were former concentration camp inmates. Ranks comprised a diverse array of convicted persons, ranging from soldiers who committed minor breaches of discipline, to political prisoners, to foreign prisoners of war, to eventually even murderers and rapists. Dr. Soraya Kuklińska has combed through a mountain of source material related to Dirlewanger in critical detail. This includes images, 100 of which are included in this book. The work answers the decades-old questions about Dirlewanger's character and personality, his life, and his death. Further, the book provides new insight into who the men who served under him were, and how they conducted themselves on campaign.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-28
Mått:230 x 40 x 160 mm
Vikt:1 195 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Förlag:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9780764369889

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Dr. Soraya Kuklińska received her PhD in history from Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz in 2019. She is a full-time, professional historian at the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw and the Pilecki Institute. She lives in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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With her new book, Professor Soraya Kuklinska has written the definitive biography of one of the Third Reich's most notorious war criminals, SS Colonel Dr. Oskar Dirlewanger...Using a large amount of untapped original source material...she has delved into the private life and personal experiences of the commander of the eponymous Sonderkommando in a way that has brought him to life like no other."