Colaboracionistas

The Second World War is a defining moment in European history, although it has rarely been told from the perspective of the collaborators. Tens of thousands of Europeans took part in the imperial policies of the Third Reich, spurred on by fear of missing out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and inspired by the dazzling triumphs of Nazi Germany. This book delves into his mental universe, his trajectories since the 1930s, his political strategies, his stormy relations with the Germans, the meaning of his decisions and actions, including the creation of volunteer units for war. against the Soviet Union. Far from seeing themselves as mere pawns, the collaborators believed that close and loyal cooperation with the occupiers would be the fastest and most effective way to promote their personal interests and political projects. Marginalized by their neighbors as traitors and persecuted by the resistance, they would end up signing a blood pact with the occupiers, contributing to the looting of their countries and pushing their communities to the brink of civil war. Not in vain, the condemnation and purification of collaborationism would lay the foundations for the refoundation of the continent in the postwar period.