About the book: 2011 / There are still many unexplored aspects of the Second World War. One of them is the collaboration of foreign citizens with Nazi Germany and their service in various paramilitary auxiliary organizations of the Third Reich. The book paints a detailed and impartial picture of the service of foreigners in the army of the Third Reich, conducts a comparative analysis of various categories of volunteers, examines the internal political aspects that predetermined collaboration, and attempts to evaluate the contribution of foreign citizens to the German military efforts and trace their post-war fate. The book is addressed to a wide range of readers, those interested in the history of World War II.