'Hiwis ' raised by Italians ?
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'Hiwis ' raised by Italians ?
Did the Italians raise any Hiwis / helper type units in the USSR ?
Don't tell him pike !
Re: 'Hiwis ' raised by Italians ?
In the summer of 1942 the ARMIR raised a battalion-sized Cossack unit, the Gruppo squadroni cosacchi "Campello". Some information in these older threads:
viewtopic.php?t=245167
viewtopic.php?t=35065
Not sure if they can be caounted as 'Hiwis', but in late 1942 the ARMIR had some thousands Soviet prisoners employed in tasks such as carrying supplies for the troops, building roads and bridges, maintaining railway lines.
viewtopic.php?t=245167
viewtopic.php?t=35065
Not sure if they can be caounted as 'Hiwis', but in late 1942 the ARMIR had some thousands Soviet prisoners employed in tasks such as carrying supplies for the troops, building roads and bridges, maintaining railway lines.