Violence and Occupation

The Red Army in the Balkans and Central Europe, 1944-1945

AvVojin Majstorović

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

This groundbreaking history traces the Red Army's advances across central Europe and the Balkans in 1944-1945. It focuses on the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts that occupied Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria. Utilizing material from archives across Russia, Ukraine, and Serbia, alongside diaries, memoirs, and interviews, Vojin Majstorović examines the official policies and troops' behavior in each country and analyzes military violations, from deserting and looting to widespread sexual violence. His findings show that the Red Army was an ill-disciplined force, but that military personnel committed fewer crimes against civilians in 'neutral Bulgaria' and 'friendly' Yugoslavia than in 'enemy' Romania, Hungary, and Austria. To explain the variation in troops' conduct, he stresses the interaction of several continuously evolving factors: Kremlin's policies, the severity of the fighting, the command's policies toward criminals, the official propaganda, and troops' martial masculinity, identity, and views of the local populations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-19
Mått:226 x 19 x 139 mm
Vikt:690 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Military Histories
Antal sidor:340
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009652445

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Vojin Majstorović is a military historian at the University of North Texas. He examines the Red Army from the standpoint of frontline soldiers, military commanders in the field, the high command, and armies and civilians who encountered the Red Army.

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'This important book offers a fresh and much-needed perspective on the intertwined histories of sexual violence, war crimes, military law and discipline in the Red Army. With its ambitious geographic scope and rich source base—including largely untapped NKVD records—Violence and Occupation will be required reading for historians of the Second World War.' Ruth Lawlor, co-editor of The Greater Second World War

Innehållsförteckning

Photos; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Front: 1. On the eve of the Balkan offensive; 2. 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian fronts' operations and rampage in Europe; Part II. The Leadership: 3. The kremlin's policies; 4. Propaganda; 5. Disciplinary policies; Part III. The Troops: 6. Soviet soldiers' views of the countries of the Balkans and central Europe; 7. Sexual violence; 8. After the war; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.