Inferno - Max Hastings [457]
Gaulle, Gen. Charles de: defends against German advance (1940), 3.1; forms “Free French” force, 4.1; wartime French hostility to, 5.1; Syrian French recruits, 5.2; recruits from colonies, 16.1
Gavin, Brig. Gen. James M.
Gay, George
Gazala Line (North Africa)
Gebel, Ursula
Gebfi, Kofi
Gehlen, Col. Reinhard, 12.1, 21.1
Gensoul, Adm. Marcel-Bruno
Georges, Gen. Joseph
Geresomo, Batison
German navy see Kriegsmarine
German Philharmonic Orchestra
Germany: bomber offensive against, itr.1, 8.1, 11.1, 14.1, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 23.1, 26.1; Britain and France declare war on, 1.1, 1.2; invades Poland, 1.3; nonaggression pact with Soviet Russia, 1.4; attitude to outbreak of war, 1.5; annexes western Poland, 1.6; Allies blockade, 2.1; gives aid to Finland, 2.2; economic and industrial problems, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 19.4; military strength, 2.4; invades Norway, 2.5, 3.1, 8.2; casualties and losses in Norway, 3.2; advance into France, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5; military efficiency, 3.6; casualties in 1940 campaign in France, 3.7, 3.8; and defeat of France, 3.9; triumphs in west, 3.10; invasion threat to Britain, 4.3, 4.4; intelligence weakness, 4.5, 4.6; aircraft production, 4.7, 12.1, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7; advantages from occupation of European countries, 4.8; military expansion (1940–41), 4.9; fuel shortages, 4.10, 6.1; incompetent administration of conquered lands, 4.11; invades and occupies Greece, 5.1; military victories, 5.2; invades Russia, 6.2, 6.3; behaviour in Soviet Russia, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.1, 12.2, 15.1; material aid from Russia, 6.7; early advances in Russia, 6.8, 6.9, 7.2; casualties and losses against Russia, 6.10, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 15.2, 18.3, 24.1, 24.2; forces and equipment worn down in Russia, 6.11; physical difficulties in Russia, 6.12, 7.6; questions outcome of war, 6.13; Stalingrad defeat, 7.7, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 14.2; retreats before Soviet offensive, 7.8; troops’ suffering in Russia, 7.9, 7.10; underestimates Russian resources, 7.11; U.S. view of as enemy, 8.3; anticipates U.S. involvement in war, 8.4; recognised as priority enemy, 8.5, 10.1, 17.1, 22.1; surface raiders, 11.2; iron-ore imports from Norway, 11.3; renewed successes in Russia (1942), 12.6; armaments output, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 15.3, 19.8; advance on Stalingrad, 12.10, 12.11; manpower shortage, 12.12; setbacks in Russia, 12.13, 12.14; sentimentality over Christmas, 12.15; prisoners ill-treated in Russia, 12.16; cause of disasters in Russia, 12.17; retreat from Russia, 12.18; total casualties, 13.1, 26.2; fighting qualities, 13.2; deserters executed, 13.3; uses V-weapons against Britain, 13.4; civilians’ experiences, 13.5; food and consumer goods, 13.6; female workers, 13.7; codes broken, 14.3; defeats in Russia (1943), 15.4; army deserters in Russia, 15.5; recruits from subject nations, 16.1; defensive strategy in Italy and Sicily, 18.4, 21.1; superiority in wireless communications, 18.5; casualties in Italy, 18.6, 21.2; reprisals against Italians, 18.7; casualties from bombing raids, 19.9; effect of bombing on civilian morale, 19.10, 19.11; slave labour, 19.12; downed Allied aircrew killed by crowds, 19.13; looters shot, 19.14; forced deportations and labour, 20.1; Jews deported, 20.2; numbers in Russia, 21.3; and Russian deception methods, 21.4, 21.5; escapes from Russian encirclement and entrapment, 21.6; infantry weapons, 21.7; casualties in Normandy, 21.8, 21.9; continues to fight in face of defeat, 21.10; military executions, 21.11; expectation of defeat, 23.2; defensive actions against Allied advance in West, 23.3; soldiers’ behaviour in Belgium, 23.4; Western Allies’ advance in, 24.3, 24.4; Allied soldiers’ behaviour in, 24.5; condition of army at war’s end, 24.6; Russian army advances in, 24.7; refugees flee before Russians, 24.8; end-of-war massacres by Nazis, 24.9; Red Army behaviour in at war’s end, 24.10; Western Allies’ behaviour in at war’s end, 24.11; reaction to war’s end, 26.3; material damage, 26.4; strategic mistakes, 26.5; reaction to war, 26.6; war criminals, 26.7; see also Kriegsmarine; Luftwaffe; Nazism
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