Book contents
- Violence and Occupation
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Violence and Occupation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Front
- Part II The Leadership
- Part III The Troops
- 6 Soviet Soldiers’ Views of the Countries of the Balkans and Central Europe
- 7 Sexual Violence
- 8 After the War
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
from Part III - The Troops
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2026
Book contents
- Violence and Occupation
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Violence and Occupation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Front
- Part II The Leadership
- Part III The Troops
- 6 Soviet Soldiers’ Views of the Countries of the Balkans and Central Europe
- 7 Sexual Violence
- 8 After the War
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The conclusion discusses the unauthorized and authorized violence that the Red Army committed in Europe and the overlaps between these two types of violence. It provides a summary of all of the main arguments presented in the book. The conclusion also discusses the sexual violence committed by the Soviet troops in a comparative perspective, bringing the American and German soldiers’ conduct into the discussion. It argues that the Red Army’s soldiers were not exceptional in their brutality toward civilians.
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- Violence and OccupationThe Red Army in the Balkans and Central Europe, 1944–1945, pp. 226 - 240Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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