Hiwis
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Hiwis were auxiliary forces, often recruited from Soviet prisoners of war and local collaborators, who assisted Nazi Germany in carrying out tasks such as guarding and operating concentration and extermination camps during World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II auxiliary units
ⓘ
auxiliary military personnel ⓘ collaborationist auxiliary forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German police units
ⓘ
SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| employer | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | abbreviation of Hilfswillige ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
auxiliary volunteers
ⓘ
non-German auxiliaries ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | those willing to help ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guarding Jewish prisoners
ⓘ
involvement in the Holocaust ⓘ involvement in war crimes ⓘ participation in Nazi occupation policies ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German-occupied Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi concentration camps system ⓘ occupied Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet partisans ⓘ |
| participantIn | World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
German armed forces auxiliary system
ⓘ
SS and police auxiliary units NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht auxiliary units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorIn |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Eastern European civilians
ⓘ
Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ local collaborators ⓘ occupied Soviet territories ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Holocaust in the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
guarding forced labor sites ⓘ mass shootings of civilians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-partisan operations
ⓘ
combat support roles ⓘ guarding concentration camps ⓘ guarding extermination camps ⓘ logistical support ⓘ operating concentration camps ⓘ operating extermination camps ⓘ rear-area security duties ⓘ |
| victimGroupOfRecruitment | Soviet POWs under coercive conditions ⓘ |
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