Oskar Dirlewanger
the infamous war criminal and his ss sonderkommando
$135.24
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2026
Summary
Oskar Dirlewanger: The Definitive Biography of a Nazi War Criminal
Through the utilization of source material from a dozen archives in four countries, author Soraya Kuklinska has produced the definitive biography of Nazi war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger.
Oskar Dirlewanger is one of the most reviled war criminals in history. A tall, gaunt, ghoulish-looking man, he commanded a penal unit of the Waffen-SS. The Sonderkommando “Dirlewanger” grew from a company of men previously jai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764369889 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0764369881 |
| Author: | Soraya Kuklińska |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.20kg |
| Dimensions: | 47mm x 316mm x 173mm |
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Critics Review
With her new book, Professor Soraya Kuklinska has written the definitive biography of one of the Third Reich’s most notorious war criminals, SS Colonel Dr. Oskar Dirlewanger…Using a large amount of untapped original source material…she has delved into the private life and personal experiences of the commander of the eponymous Sonderkommando in a way that has brought him to life like no other.” – Douglas E. Nash Sr., author of “The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944”
About The Author
Soraya Kuklińska
Dr. Soraya Kuklińska received her PhD in history from Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz in 2019. She is a full-time, professional historian at the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw and the Pilecki Institute. She lives in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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