Sergei Chuyev

Sergei Chuyev (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Чуев; born 1971 in Moscow[1]) is a Russian historian specializing in World War II; author of four books including Special forces of the Third Reich in two volumes (Спецслужбы Третьего Рейха), devoted to activities of Nazi German Abwehr intelligence against the USSR. Second volume describes history of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) in German-occupied territories including system of camps and the training of collaborationist Russian Liberation Army. The book details the recruitment from among the Soviet citizens, and the formation of parallel Kaminski Brigade (RONA), as well as the 14th SS-Volunteer Division "Galician", Belarusian auxiliary battalions, the Turkestan Legion, and pro-Nazi sabotage units as well as police.[2][3]

In his book published in 2006, titled Украинский легион, Chuyev presented the history of Ukrainian collaboration with Nazi Germany including war crimes committed by the Galician nationalists against the Russians in Western Ukraine. Special focus was given to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) along with the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician) and the Ukrainian National Army active in the Soviet Union. Chuyev relied on documents stored in the KGB archives including German administration correspondence, testimonies of participants, and rare photography.[2][4]

Books by Sergei Chuyev

Notes and references

  1. ↑ ЛитМир (2015). "Чуев Сергей Геннадьевич". Electronic Library. ЛитМир - Электронная Библиотека. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ERC (2015). "Сергей Геннадьевич Чуев". Books by Sergei Chuyev with introductory notes, in Russian. E-reading.club. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ R.O.A. (April 12, 2011). "Чуев, Сергей Геннадьевич: В н.в. опубликованы следующие работы". Русская Освободительная Армия. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ IstMira (2015). "Украинский легион. Вторая мировая война". Сергей Чуев, Украинский Легион, ISBN 5-87849-210-5. IstMira.Com. Digitized copy (complete). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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