From Ukraine to Poland to Estonia, across the Eastern Front, partisans and guerrillas fought for the independence of their nations—from both nazi Germany and the communist USSR. And yes, I call communists and nazis "con artists," "fools" and "dupes." Get your free books! Leave a rating and/or a review on your podcatcher of choice. Send the link to it to contact@beyondbarbarossa.ca, and I will send you three e-books: Army of Worn Soles, Under the Nazi Heel and Walking Out of War. I will also enter your name in a draw for a signed paperback copy of The Eastern Front Trilogy, which includes all three books! Facebook: Beyond Barbarossa https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082862966326 Map: Operation Barbarossa, 22 June 1941 You can see the Baltic States and key cities, including Tallinn, Narva, RIga, and Vilnius. Nazi Germany's war flag Sources Antony Beevor, The Second World War. London: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. Orest Subtelny, Ukraine: A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988. Wikipedia: Polish resistance movement in World War II Belarusian resistance during World War II Resistance in Lithuania during World War II German occupation of Latvia during World War II Estonian anti-German resistance movement 1941–1944 Larysa Zariczniak, "The Ukrainian Trial of the Century: Bilas and Danylyshyn," Wandering the Edge podcast, 15 August 2023. https://www.wanderingtheedge.net/podcast/episode/4bd50314/the-ukrainian-trial-of-the-century-bilas-and-danylyshyn