I'm rushing with millions of others to the battlefield" - Jewish soldiers in the Polish army in the Soviet Union, 1943-1946
TitreI'm rushing with millions of others to the battlefield" - Jewish soldiers in the Polish army in the Soviet Union, 1943-1946
Auteur
Call number940.53180947/0012
N° d'objet11266d
Lieu de publicationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
EditeurAcademic Studies Press
Année de publication
2021
Paginationpp.70-109
MatérielArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'Polish Jews in the Soviet Union (1939-1959) pp.70-109
Description
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