Cossack Corps in the Service of the Nazis with the special Regard on the Period in the Operational Zone Adriatic Littoral (1944–1945)

Abstract

The Nazis often used in addition to local colla- borators, units made up of volunteers brought  from all over occupied Europe. The High SS  and Police Commander in the Operational Zone  Adriatic Littoral (OZAK) Odilo Globočnik had,  for example, two offices for collaborators: an  office for local (Landeseigene Verbände) and  an office for foreign collaborators (Kosaken  und Serben). Globočnik, who was one of the  first Nazi commanders that establish auxiliary  units from foreign collaborators, brought the  Cossack Corps to the OZAK area on his own  request, which fought in that territory until the  end of World War II. The article will show how  the cooperation between the Nazis and Cossacks  developed, Globočnik's subordination of the  Cossack Corps. The main emphasis will be put  on activities of the Corps in the area of OZAK.