Hiwi (volunteer)
Auxiliary volunteer corps used by Nazi Germany during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hiwi ([ˈhiːviː]), the German abbreviation of the word Hilfswilliger or, in English, auxiliary volunteer, designated, during World War II, a member of different kinds of voluntary auxiliary forces made up of recruits indigenous to the territories of Eastern Europe occupied by Nazi Germany.[1] Adolf Hitler reluctantly agreed to allow recruitment of Soviet citizens in the Rear Areas during Operation Barbarossa.[2] In a short period of time, many of them were moved to combat units.
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Auxiliary volunteer | |
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Hilfswilliger, Hiwi | |
Active | 1941–1944 |
Country | Occupied Soviet Union, Eastern Front (World War II), occupied Poland |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Wehrmacht Schutzstaffel |
Type | Auxiliary forces |
Size | 600,000 (in 1944) |
Nickname(s) | Hiwi, Askari |
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