Hitler's Hunting Squad in Southern Europe: The Bloody Path of Fritz Schubert through Occupied Crete and Macedonia (9781399036115)
The author's research reveals previously unknown aspects of Schubert's life and his actions as an officer including the murder and torture of civilians and the looting and burning of homes.
Fritz Schubert born in 1897 joined the German Forces in 1914 and concluded his service in Turkey where he settled and married. By 1934 he had joined the National Socialist Party influenced by Nazi ideology and propaganda. Fluent in several languages he trained at the School of Interpreters under the reserve army's administration attaining the rank of Unteroffizier. Hitler intended for Crete to play a significant role in the Middle East and Egypt due to its strategic oil reserves.
In 1947 a special commissioner's report on Schubert's hunting squad stated 'They murdered they tortured in the most brutal ways numerous civilians they looted and burned many homes. Generally the arrival of Schubert's gang signaled unrelenting plunder marked by tears pain and bloodshed.
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- 224 pages
- Hardcover
- Dimensions are 6.25 x 9.25
The author's research reveals previously unknown aspects of Schubert's life and his actions as an officer including the murder and torture of civilians and the looting and burning of homes.
Fritz Schubert born in 1897 joined the German Forces in 1914 and concluded his service in Turkey where he settled and married. By 1934 he had joined the National Socialist Party influenced by Nazi ideology and propaganda. Fluent in several languages he trained at the School of Interpreters under the reserve army's administration attaining the rank of Unteroffizier. Hitler intended for Crete to play a significant role in the Middle East and Egypt due to its strategic oil reserves.
In 1947 a special commissioner's report on Schubert's hunting squad stated 'They murdered they tortured in the most brutal ways numerous civilians they looted and burned many homes. Generally the arrival of Schubert's gang signaled unrelenting plunder marked by tears pain and bloodshed.
