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guerrillas see resistance groups and partisans

Guest, Lt. John, 499

Gunther, Helmut, 334

Gurkhas: qualities, 132, 435; in Malaya, 207; oppose Japanese, 434; at Monte Cassino, 457

Guzzoni, Gen. Alfredo, 444

Gwynn-Browne, Arthur, 65

gypsies: killed by Nazis, 510

Haakon VII, King of Norway, 43, 46, 50

Haape, Heinrich, 160

Haase, Maj. Karl-Günther von, 327

Hachiro, Sasaki, 201

Hahne, Dellie, 345

Halder, Gen. Franz, 70, 76, 147, 155, 164, 300, 307–9

Halifax, Frederick Edward Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of, 39

Halsey, Vice-Adm. William (‘Bull’), 261, 263, 435, 567, 570–4, 646

Hamburg: bombed, 482, 484

Hamlin, Maj. Albrecht, 631

Hanák, Capt. Sándor, 600

Hando, Kazutoshi, 431, 575, 673

Hansell, Gen. Heywood, 638

Hargreaves, Capt. Charles, 464, 466

Harnack, Helmut, 178

Harper, Tim, 500

Harris, Air Marshal Sir Arthur, 275, 476, 481–2, 483–4, 494, 531, 577

Harrison, Earl, 674

Hartmann, Hans-Jürgen, 159, 175

Haskil, Clara, 404

Haslsti, Wolf, 37

Hazra, Matongini, 419

Headlam, Cuthbert, 9, 90

Heinemann (SS officer), 145

Heinrici, Gen. Gotthard, 177, 180, 623

Hellcat (US fighter plane), 253, 567

Helli (Greek cruiser), 116

Henderson Field see Guadalcanal

Hennessy, Peter, 540

Hermann Goering Division: ineptness in Sicily, 445

Hersey, John, 328

Hess, Rudolf: flees to Britain, 143

Heydrich, Richard, 519

Heyl, Lt. von, 179

Heyn, Allan, 243

Hichens, Lt. Robert, 325

Higgins, Andrew, 361–2

High Frequency Direction Finding (‘Huff-Duff’), 275, 280

Highett, Lt. Trevor, 561

Hill, Lt.Cdr David, 295

Himmler, Heinrich, 405, 508–11, 513, 514, 518, 520, 597, 662

Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 193, 437, 649, 651

Hiroshima: atom bombed, xvi, 649–50

Hitler, Adolf: blames Jews, xvii; restricts public information, xix; invades Poland, 1–4; expansionist policy, 3, 99; and Franco-British declaration of war, 8; derided, 10; on ruthlessness of Polish invasion, 14; visits Warsaw, 22; Pope congratulates on escaping assassination attempt, 30; dominance, 41; invades Norway, 41–3; maintains large force in Norway, 52; restrains tanks at Dunkirk, 67; Mussolini’s view of, 75–6; misjudges state of Britain, 76; ambitions, 77; air assault on Britain, 79, 81, 97, 661; qualities, 79; and invasion threat to Britain, 80, 91; postpones invasion of Britain, 92; plans attack on Russia, 98–100, 113, 140–1; oratory and magnetism, 101; ambitions for African colonies, 112; Franco meets, 112; aims to seize Gibraltar, 113; and Mussolini’s attack on Greece, 115–17; abandons airborne operations after Crete, 123; meets Pétain, 125; invades Russia, 139, 144, 661; on German successes in Russia, 147–8, 153; plans for new empire, 153; conduct of war in Russia, 156, 159; and prospect of German defeat, 163, 165, 551; demands resistance to Russian offensive, 167; policy of starving Leningraders, 169–70; self-appointment as army C. in C., 175; injunction against yielding ground in Russia, 176; military interventions, 177; indifference to sufferings in Russia, 180; war aims, 182; US view of, 186; anticipates US involvement in war, 191; reluctance to acknowledge Japanese as allies, 193; view of USA, 195; declares war on USA, 196; fears US involvement in European war, 196; idolised by U-boat officers, 279; failure of campaign against British shipping, 284; demands capture of Sevastopol, 300; and renewed German successes in Russia, 301–3; orders advance on Caucasian oilfields, 305–6; diverts Fourth Panzer Army to Stalingrad, 306; and conduct of Stalingrad battle, 311; praises Manstein, 322; urges aggression on Afrika Korps, 366; sends Rommel reinforcements to Tunisia, 377, 379; agrees to withdrawal from Rzhev salient, 384; sends reinforcements to Russia, 387; and Battle of Kursk, 387; authorises withdrawal behind Dnieper, 393; rescues Mussolini after fall, 447; and German defence strategy in Italy, 454, 458; and German reprisals in Italy, 460–1; forces Yugoslavia to sign Tripartite Pact, 465; policy in Yugoslavia, 466; personal air raid shelters, 488; policy in conquered eastern lands, 503–4; anti-Jewish policy, 507, 512, 519–20, 674; refuses