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Foreign Legions Waffen-SS
Kacerovský, Tomáš ; Čížek, Martin (advisor) ; Šmidrkal, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the foreign Waffen-SS legions that had been fighting alongside the German army in the Second World War. The Nazis came out with the idea of establishing an international military force, that would consist of citizens of the currently occupied countries. The key thesis is based on the thought that the Nazis managed to create such legions, that consisted of men who decided to fight against the Soviet Union and Bolshevism, led by the idea of being a part of a so called European army. The first chapter focuses on the elementary factors within the establishment of the foreign legions. Though the Nazis knew they had been acting against their own ideology, and Adolf Hitler himself views the legions rather sceptically, Waffen-SS needed more soldiers in favour of becoming a fully competent armed force. The second chapter speaks about the ordinary volunteers, who decided to serve in the legions and about their motivation. This chapter is also facing an issue in terms of distinguishing each sort of the legion members, who served based on various different reasons and ideas. The third chapter refers about the important and famous people who served in the foreign legions or who had been publicly supporting them and had been calling other potential volunteers to arms. The last...
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Foreign Legions Waffen-SS
Kacerovský, Tomáš ; Čížek, Martin (advisor) ; Šmidrkal, Václav (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the foreign Waffen-SS legions that had been fighting alongside the German army in the Second World War. The Nazis came out with the idea of establishing an international military force, that would consist of citizens of the currently occupied countries. The key thesis is based on the thought that the Nazis managed to create such legions, that consisted of men who decided to fight against the Soviet Union and Bolshevism, led by the idea of being a part of a so called European army. The first chapter focuses on the elementary factors within the establishment of the foreign legions. Though the Nazis knew they had been acting against their own ideology, and Adolf Hitler himself views the legions rather sceptically, Waffen-SS needed more soldiers in favour of becoming a fully competent armed force. The second chapter speaks about the ordinary volunteers, who decided to serve in the legions and about their motivation. This chapter is also facing an issue in terms of distinguishing each sort of the legion members, who served based on various different reasons and ideas. The third chapter refers about the important and famous people who served in the foreign legions or who had been publicly supporting them and had been calling other potential volunteers to arms. The last...
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