Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume II
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- General Editor’s Introduction
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I Structures, Players, and Processes
- Part II Times and Places
- 12 Ghettos and Other Confined Spaces of Jewish Life in Nazi-Dominated Europe
- 13 German and Local Violence in the Balkans
- 14 Forced Migration, Flight, and Refuge in the West
- 15 “War of Annihilation” in the Occupied Soviet Union, 1941–1942
- 16 Neighbors and Killing in the East
- 17 “Aktion Reinhardt” and the Murder of the Polish Jews
- 18 Collaboration in German-Dominated Western Europe
- 19 Deportations from Central and Western Europe
- 20 Remaining Jewish Spaces and Their Liquidation, 1942–1944
- 21 “Operation Höss”: Auschwitz and the Murder of the Hungarian Jews
- 22 Death Marches of Camp Inmates and German Atrocities at the War’s End
- 23 German Agency and the Holocaust as a European Project
- Index
- References
16 - Neighbors and Killing in the East
from Part II - Times and Places
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 May 2025
Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST
- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume II
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- General Editor’s Introduction
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I Structures, Players, and Processes
- Part II Times and Places
- 12 Ghettos and Other Confined Spaces of Jewish Life in Nazi-Dominated Europe
- 13 German and Local Violence in the Balkans
- 14 Forced Migration, Flight, and Refuge in the West
- 15 “War of Annihilation” in the Occupied Soviet Union, 1941–1942
- 16 Neighbors and Killing in the East
- 17 “Aktion Reinhardt” and the Murder of the Polish Jews
- 18 Collaboration in German-Dominated Western Europe
- 19 Deportations from Central and Western Europe
- 20 Remaining Jewish Spaces and Their Liquidation, 1942–1944
- 21 “Operation Höss”: Auschwitz and the Murder of the Hungarian Jews
- 22 Death Marches of Camp Inmates and German Atrocities at the War’s End
- 23 German Agency and the Holocaust as a European Project
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter addresses the relevance of German coopting of locals for occupation policy in “the East” in general and the Holocaust in particular; explains prewar experiences (inter-ethnic violence, pogroms) and interests (anti-Bolshevism, nationalism, opportunism) in relation to German measures; showcases specific incidents indicative of broader aspects of indigenous violence (e.g., Jedwabne, Lviv, Kaunas) or lack thereof (Belorusia); and discusses the usefulness and problems of theconcept of collaboration in scholarly and public discourse.
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- The Cambridge History of the Holocaust , pp. 377 - 398Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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