Germany's Eastern Front Allies Vol. 2 Baltic Forces

Description:
The Baltic region of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia saw some of the most prolonged and savage fighting of any on Germany's Eastern Front during World War II. The coastal nations were invaded by the USSR in 1940; captured by the Wehrmacht in 1941; provided major recruitment for the German Army and Waffen-SS in 1941-44; were retaken by the Red Army in 1944-45 despite stubborn resistance; yet still sustained a guerrilla movement which was not wiped out by the Russian occupiers until 1952. The tragic period covered in this book saw many combat and local security units raised by both sides, offering a most interesting range of uniforms and insignia.

Table of Contents:
The Baltic States and Belarus in 1940 * ESTONIA - the 1940 Soviet invasion; guerrilas 1940-41; German invasion; Estonian SS Legion, air force, auxiliaries, frontier regiments; police units; guerrillas from 1944 * LATVIA - Soviet invasion & guerrillas, 1940-41; German invasion; police and Schuma units; Eastern Battalions; Latvian SS legion; air force, auxiliaries; guerrillas from 1944 * LITHUANIA - Soviet invasion, 1940; guerrillas 1940-44; German invasion; police and combat police units; Lithuanian battalions in German Army; BELARUS - German invasion, 1940-41; police and combat police; SS Brigade Weissruthenien; Belarus Defence Corps 1944-45; anti-Soviet guerrillas.

Author Biography:
Nigel Thomas is currently head of the Modern Languages Centre and Business Language Unit at the University of Northumbria. He has authored and co-authored many Osprey titles such as MAA 282 Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941-45. Darko Pavlovic was born in 1959 and currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. He has already illustrated Men-at-Arms 282 Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941-45 and Elite 60 U-Boat Crews 1914-45. Darko has also written titles for the Osprey Men-at-Arms series on the Austrian army of the 19th century