I'm rushing with millions of others to the battlefield" - Jewish soldiers in the Polish army in the Soviet Union, 1943-1946
TítuloI'm rushing with millions of others to the battlefield" - Jewish soldiers in the Polish army in the Soviet Union, 1943-1946
Autor
Call number940.53180947/0012
Número del objeto11266d
Lugar de publicaciónBoston, Massachusetts, United States
EditorialAcademic Studies Press
Año de publicación
2021
Paginaciónpp.70-109
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'Polish Jews in the Soviet Union (1939-1959) pp.70-109
Descripción
Presents new insights into the experiences of Polish Jewish soldiers within the Polish army in the USSR. She examines their motivations for fighting; Polish and Soviet recruitment policies towards Jews and the participation of Jewish women in the army. Polish Jewish soldiers were the first to come face to face with the unimaginable destruction of the Shoah. She explores how it affected Jewish soldiers and focuses on their vision of rebuilding their existence after the war