War of annihilation: combat and genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941

Abstract

Chapter 1: The Roots of the War of Annihilation Chapter 2: Plans and Preparations, 1940-1941 Chapter 3: Initial Victories and Atrocities, June to August Chapter 4: The Second Phase: Expanding Conquests and Genocide, August to October Chapter 5: The Final Drive on Moscow and Systematic Killing, October to December Chapter 6: Failure and Its Consequences, to Early 1942 Conclusion Bibliographic Essay Appendix 1: The Levels of Command Appendix 2: Principal German Army Commands and Staffs on June 22, 1941