Nazi Rule and the Soviet Offensive in Eastern Germany, 1944-1945: The Darkest Hour

A groundbreaking English-language examination of the final period of Nazi rule in Germany’s eastern provinces at the end of the Second World War, this work outlines the wartime role of this region and assesses the impact of Nazi mobilization initiatives during the closing months of the conflict. Incorporating a unique synthesis of archival and printed source material from the English-speaking world, Germany, Poland, and Russia, this book concludes by weighing up the importance of propaganda and coercion to the Nazi regime as it attempted to prolong its existence in the face of crushing military defeats. This extensive account of this important historical period and circumstance is essential reading for all scholars and students of the Third Reich and European military history.