Introduction: Toward a War of Extermination

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Toward a War of Extermination 1
4. 1. “Success Comes Only through Terror”: The German Experience of AntiguerrillaWarfare 34
5. 2. “Jew-Bolsheviks,” Civilians, and Partisans: The Opening Phase, 1941 58
6. 3. Bloodshed Mushrooms: The Escalating Security Campaign, 1941 84
7. 4. The Rules Change: Partisan Surge and German Response, 1942 108
8. 5. More of the Sugar, Less of the Whip: The Battle for Popular Support, 1942 129
9. 6. Locusts in Field Gray: The Dead Zones Campaign, 1943 166
10. 7. Fear in the Forest: The War at Close Quarters, 1942 and 1943 188
11. Conclusion: Reap as You Sow, 1943 and 1944 219
12. Appendix A. Larger Antipartisan Operations Carried Out by the 221st Security Division, December 1942– April 1943 237
13. Appendix B. Atrocities Committed by the 221st Security Division’s Subordinate Units, March 1942– August 1943 240
14. Acknowledgments 243
15. Abbreviations and Translations 245
16. Notes 247
17. Bibliography of Primary Sources 295
18. Index 296