The Criminal Nature of the War of the Third Reich against the Soviet Union (to the 75^th Anniversary of the Great Patriotic War)

Abstract

The article provides critical analysis of the military operations of the German armed forces during the Great Patriotic War against the USSR, violation of treaties to which Germany was a party. Criminal nature of Nazi Germany attacks against the Soviet Union and relevant gross violations by the Nazis of international humanitarian law are noted.

Keywords

• великая отечественная война
• запрещенные методы ведения войны
• военные преступления
• раненые и больные
• военнопленные
• гражданское население
• great patriotic war
• prohibited methods of warfare
• war crimes
• wounded and sick
• prisoners of war
• civilian persons