German volunteers against nazis

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Mannet
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German volunteers against nazis

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Post by Mannet » 15 Aug 2019, 16:57

Hi, I'm searching for German volunteers in allied forces, fighting with nazis, like Thälmann Brigade in Spain and later Yugoslavia. I've read about german communists, serving in polish resistance and soviet red army, but only short notices...

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Post by Ghjuvan » 01 Sep 2019, 10:46

Some German refugees did fight along French Resistants, as Gehrardt Leo, who became later DDR Ambassador in France. There are somme French books on this period. French Foreign Legion recrited a lot of Spaniards, italians, Germans end sent them to Africa or Indochina.


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Post by Mannet » 03 Sep 2019, 06:33

oo.. have You any informations about Germans in Foreign Legion during wwII ? was that big group?

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Post by Richie B » 03 Sep 2019, 09:53

A number of German and Austrian men served in X Troop of 10 Commando.
This Google search will take you to various web sites.

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow ... CAs&uact=5

The Commando Veterans site is worth looking at for individual stories.

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