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World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services Gordon Williamson

World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services By Gordon Williamson

World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services by Gordon Williamson


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Summary

During World War II a number of women served in Germany's auxiliary services which supported the Wehrmacht. This title looks at the organization, duties and special uniforms of these women who served with all armed services including the Waffen-SS.

World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services Summary

World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services by Gordon Williamson

In Nazi Germany the place of women was in the home as wife and mother. German women we taught that their duty in life was to have as many children as possible and look after their husband. However, with the war taking men away to fight women were needed as workers. A number of women served in Germany's auxiliarty services which supported the Wehrmacht in World War II. This book looks at the organisation, duties, and special uniforms of these women who who served with all four armed services, and several other organisations, under the Third Reich.

About Gordon Williamson

Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey. Ramiro Bujeiro, previously the illustrator of Osprey's Warrior 23, US Marine in Vietnam, is an experienced commercial artist who lives and works in his native city of Buenas Aires, Argentina. His professional background includes many commissions as a figure illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe and the Americas, including many years' work for IPC magazines in Great Britain. His main interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

Table of Contents

Women's roles under the Third Reich - Army services: Signals Auxiliaries - Staff Auxiliaries - Economics Auxiliaries - Navy services: Aircraft Tracking Auxiliaries - Air Warning Service - Naval Auxiliaries - Luftwaffe services: Aircraft Report Service - Signals Auxiliaries - Staff Auxiliaries - Flak Auxiliaries - Waffen-SS Auxiliaries - Political services: Party Women's Movement - Eastern Territories Auxiliaries - Red Cross Auxiliaries - Labour Corps Auxiliaries - Police Auxiliaries

Additional information

GOR004651461
9781841764078
1841764078
World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services by Gordon Williamson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20030618
48
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