TY - JOUR
TI - Kozackie formacje w służbie III Rzeszy
AU - Szymanowicz, Adam
TI - Kozackie formacje w służbie III Rzeszy
AB - 
	Cossack formations in the service of the Third Reich

	After the attack of the Third Reich’s army on the Soviet Union, many Cossacks in exile declared their willingness to fight in the German formations against the hated enemy. Also, a significant part of the Cossack population in the Don, Kuban or Terek territories occupied by the Germans enthusiastically welcomed the entering Wehrmacht troops. Shortly afterwards, the Cossacks were permitted to create their local government there, and also received guarantees of cultural, educational and religious freedom. The formation of Cossack troops used by the Germans for reconnaissance and 'fighting the Soviet partisans also commenced. These soldiers were to be treated equally with German soldiers. After a series of German defeats on the Eastern Front in 1943 and after the Red Army had taken the initiative on the Eastern Front, the Cossack formations together with the accompanying civilian population created the so-called Cossack
VL - 2018
IS - Tom 12
PY - 2018
SN - 2082-7695
C1 - 2720-0825
SP - 243
EP - 259
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/wschodnioznawstwo/artykul/kozackie-formacje-w-sluzbie-iii-rzeszy
KW - Á ird Reich
KW - USSR
KW - Cossacks
KW - World War II