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Unless otherwise noted, all photographs and documents are from the Bryan Mark Rigg Collection, German National Archives (Bundesarchiv).

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rigg, Bryan Mark, 1971–

Lives of Hitler's Jewish soldiers : untold tales of men of Jewish descent who fought

for the Third Reich / Bryan Mark Rigg.

    p. cm. — (Modern war studies)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-7006-2340-2 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 978-0-7006-2341-9 (e-book)

1. Jewish soldiers—Germany—History—20th century. 2. World War, 1939–1945—Participation, Jewish. 3. Children of interfaith marriage—Germany—History—20th century. 4. National socialism. 5. Germany—History, Military—20th century.I.

Title.

DS134.255.R54 2009

  940.54'04—dc22                                          2008042553

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Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this publication is recycled and contains 30 percent postconsumer waste. It is acid free and meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials z39.48–1992.