The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens
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The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens

Germans Who Fought for Britain in the Second World War

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens

Germans Who Fought for Britain in the Second World War

About this book

Most of the Germans and Austrians who fought with the British were Jews but a significant number were political opponents of the Nazi regime and so-called 'degenerate artists'. They arrived in Britain between 1933 and 1939, and at the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 became enemy aliens. They volunteered to serve in the British forces, donned the King's uniform, swore allegiance to George VI and became affectionately known as the King's most loyal enemy aliens. This compelling story includes previously unpublished interviews with veterans and an impressive selection of archive photographs, many of which are reproduced for the first time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface and Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 The Pioneer Corps
  10. 2 Royal Armoured Corps
  11. 3 The Small-Scale Raiding Force
  12. 4 The Commandos
  13. 5 Special Operations Executive
  14. 6 The Royal Air Force
  15. 7 The Royal Navy
  16. 8 Infantry
  17. 9 Airborne Forces
  18. 10 Women in the Forces
  19. 11 War Crimes Investigations, Intelligence and Military Government
  20. Reflections: The Contribution of the King’s Most Loyal Enemy Aliens
  21. Select Bibliography
  22. Notes