Oskar Dirlewanger The Infamous War Criminal and His SS Sonderkommando
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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.Oskar Dirlewanger The Infamous War Criminal and His SS Sonderkommando
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."
- Douglas E. Nash Sr., author of "The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944",
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.
- Biography and Unit History Both a biography of Oskar Dirlewanger and a history of the SS Sonderkommando Dirlewanger
- Fresh Sources Utilizes new source material from twelve archives in four countries
- Expert Author Dr. Soraya Kuklińska holds a Ph. D in history and is a full time, professional historian at Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw.
- Photos Includes a hundred photographs, many of which are quite rare.
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."
- Douglas E. Nash Sr., author of "The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944",
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.
- Biography and Unit History Both a biography of Oskar Dirlewanger and a history of the SS Sonderkommando Dirlewanger
- Fresh Sources Utilizes new source material from twelve archives in four countries
- Expert Author Dr. Soraya Kuklińska holds a Ph. D in history and is a full time, professional historian at Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw.
- Photos Includes a hundred photographs, many of which are quite rare.