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Encyclopedia > Collaborationism

Collaborationism, as a pejorative term, can describe the treason of cooperating with enemy forces occupying one's country. As such it implies criminal deeds in the service of the occupying power, including complicity with the occupying power in murder, persecutions, pillage, and economic exploitation as well as participation in a puppet government. A word or phrase is pejorative if it implies contempt or disapproval. ... The word term refers to either a word unit or a time unit with specified boundaries or limits. ... Traitor redirects here. ... This article is about cooperation as used in the social sciences. ... Your Grandma. ... In physics, force is an influence that may cause a body to accelerate. ... Belligerent military occupation occurs when one nations military occupies all or part of the territory of another nation or recognized belligerent. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Criminal redirects here for other uses of crime and criminal, see crime (disambiguation). ... In the context of international relations and diplomacy, power (sometimes clarified as international power, national power, or state power) is the ability of one state to influence or control other states. ... This article is about the novel by Scottish author Ian Banks. ... Look up Persecution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Looting (which derives via the Hindi lut from Sanskrit lunt, to rob), sacking, plundering, or pillaging is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or riot, such as during war [1], natural disaster [2], or rioting [3]. The... An economy is a set of human and social activities and institutions related to the production, distribution, exchange and consumption of goods and services. ... The term exploitation may carry two distinct meanings: The act of utilizing something for any purpose. ... A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ...


The use of "collaboration" to mean "traitorous cooperation with the enemy," dates from 1940, originally in reference to the Vichy Regime in France, and other French people who helped Nazi Germany. Since then, the words collaboration and collaborateur possibly have this very pejorative meaning in French (the shortened form collabo only has this pejorative meaning). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section can be improved by converting lengthy lists to text. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Vichy France (French: now called Régime de Vichy or Vichy; called itself at the time État Français, or French State) was the French state of 1940-1944 which was a puppet government under Nazi influence, as opposed to the Free French Forces, based first in London and later... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...


21 suspected Baltic Nazi war criminals were admitted to Sweden toward the end of World War II and have been living there ever since. Among them were several people such as Oskar Angelus, who established the Estonian Security Police and served as director of internal affairs in the collaborationist Estonian administration - Eesti Omavalitsus, and Karlis Lobe, who founded the Latvian Security Police battalions and headed the Latvian Police in Ventspils. It has been suggested that Baltic Republics be merged into this article or section. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international (criminal) law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... Ventspils (Russian: , formerly Виндава; German: Windau, Polish: Windawa, Livonian: Vǟnta) is a city in northwestern Latvia on the coast of the Baltic Sea. ...


In Greece, general Tsolakoglou, who did not represent the Greek government in exile, signed the surrender of Greece in April 1941. Tsolakoglou was awarded for this contribution the ledership of the first Nazi-held puppet government in Athens. Tsolakoglou was followed by Logothetopoulos, who wished to create a Greek division for the Waffen-SS. Although he failed to, he helped some thousand die-hard fascists and national-socialist (some from the previous quasi-fascist regime of Ioannis Metaxas of 1936-1941), anti-communist and anti-semite Greeks to volunteer and enroll in the German Army. The third Greek collaborationist regime was headed by Ioannis Rallis. Ioannis Metaxas (Greek Ιωάννης Μεταξάς, April 12, 1871 – January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. ... Ioannis Rallis (1878-1946) was the third Nazi collaborator prime minister of Greece, from 7 April 1943 to 12 October 1944, succeeding Konstantinos Logothetopoulos in the Nazi-held puppet government in Athens. ...

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During World War I, those accused of collaboration with Allies included

Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... European military alliances in 1914. ...

Ottoman Empire

General Drastamat Kanayan, known as General Dro, (1 May 1883 - 8 March 1956), was an Armenian general. ... Andranik Toros Ozanian, or Zoravar Andranik, (Armenian: or Զորավար Անդրանիկ) (February 25, 1865 – August 31, 1927) was an Armenian general and freedom fighter who was a national hero with big admiration. ... Karekin Pastermajian (Armen Garo) Karekin Pastermadjian, more famously known by his nom de guerre Armen Garo, was one of the distinguished leaders of the ARF and an ambassador. ...

During World War II, those accused of collaboration with Axis Powers included

For more details on this topic, see Non-German cooperation with Nazis during World War II.

Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...

Armenia

General Drastamat Kanayan, known as General Dro, (1 May 1883 - 8 March 1956), was an Armenian general. ...

Belarus

Radasłaŭ Astroŭski (also spelt Radaslau Astrouski and Radislaw Ostrowsky) was a Belarusian nationalist political leader. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Belgium

Léopold III, Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin. ... Léon Degrelle Léon Degrelle (June 15, 1906-April 1, 1994) was a founder of Belgian Rexism who joined the Waffen SS (becoming a leader of its Wallon contingent) and, after the war, became a prominent figure in the neo-fascist and Holocaust revisionist movements. ...

China

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Croatia

The Ustaše (often spelled Ustashe in English; singular Ustaša or Ustasha) was a Croatian right-wing organisation put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers in 1941. ...

Estonia

  • Hjalmar Mäe
  • Oskar Angelus
  • Alfred Wendt (or Vendt)
  • Otto Leesment
  • Hans Saar
  • Oskar Öpik
  • Arnold Radik
  • Johannes Soodla
  • Ex-Prime Minister Jüri Uluots
  • Eesti Leegion

Jüri Uluots (January 13, 1890 - January 9, 1945) was an Estonian prime minister, journalist, and prominent attorney. ... Estnische SS-Legion - estnisches SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon Narwa Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade 3. ...

France

Henri-Philippe Pétain Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French general, later Head of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. ... Pierre Laval, prime minister of Vichy France Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician and four times Prime Minister of France, the final time being under the Vichy government. ... For other uses, see Vichy (disambiguation). ... Louis-Ferdinand Destouches (May 27, 1894 – July 1, 1961) was a French writer and physician who wrote under the nom de plume Céline. // Life He was born Louis-Ferdinand Destouches at Courbevoie in the Seine département (now Hauts-de-Seine). ... Pierre-Charles Taittinger (October 4, 1887 – January 22, 1965) was founder of the famous Taittinger champagne house and chairman of the municipal council of Paris in 1943–1944 during the German occupation of France, in which position he played a role during the Liberation of Paris. ...

Greece

Georgios Tsolakoglou (Greek: , Agrafa, April 1886 - Athens, May 1948) was a Greek military officer who became the countrys first quisling Prime Minister during the Axis Occupation in 1941-1942. ... Konstantinos Logothetopoulos was a distinguished Greek medical doctor who became Prime Minister of a quisling government during the Axis occupation of Greece. ... Ioannis Rallis (1878-1946) was the third Nazi collaborator prime minister of Greece, from 7 April 1943 to 12 October 1944, succeeding Konstantinos Logothetopoulos in the Nazi-held puppet government in Athens. ... The Security Battalions (Greek: Τάγματα Ασφαλείας, Tágmata Asfalías) were Greek collaborationist military groups, formed during World War II in order to support the German occupation troops. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Latvia

  • Viktors Arājs (Arajs Commando)
  • Rudolfs Bangerskis
  • Gustavs Celminš
  • Oskars Dankers
  • Konrads Kalejs

The Arajs Commando was a Latvian police unit that participated actively in the killing of Jews during the Holocaust. ...

Lithuania

Algirdas Klimaitis (often referred as Jonas Klimaitis in non-Lithuanian literature) was a Lithuanian journalist and military commander. ... Special SD and German Security Police Squad (Lithuanian: ) (1941-1944) was the notorious Vilnius killing squad, the Lithuanian equivalent of Sonderkommando, responsible for tens of thousands of deaths. ... Lithuanian Security Police also referred to as Saugumas (Lithuanian: ) was a Lithuanian Nazi-sponsored collaborationist Police from 1941 to 1944. ... The Lithuanian underground government was the underground government of Lithuania which was created in 1940-1941 by members of Lithuanian Activist Front; it was intended to take over the power in case the country was liberated from Soviet Union. ...

Netherlands

Jacob Luitjens (born 1919) was a Dutch collaborator during World War II. He was nicknamed The terror of Roden, as he was active in and around Roden in the Drenthe Province. ... Anton Mussert Anton Adriaan Mussert (May 11, 1894-May 7, 1946) was a successful civil engineer who worked for the Dutch government. ...

Norway

Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling, (July 18, 1887 – October 24, 1945) was a Norwegian officer and fascist politician. ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920. ...

Russia

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RONA. (Discuss) Sleeve patch worn by men of the Waffen-Sturm-Brigade RONA. Kaminski Brigade RONA (Russian:Русская Освободительная Народная Армия) Volksheer-Brigade Kaminski Waffen-Sturm-Brigade RONA 29. ... Ataman Pyotr Krasnov Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov (Петр Николаевич Краснов in Russian) (September 22 (10 O.S.), 1869 — January 17, 1947), sometimes referred to in English as Peter Krasnov, was Lieutenant General of the Russian army when the revolution broke out in 1917, and one of the leaders of the counterrevolutionary White movement afterwards. ... The Lokot Republic (Russian: Локотская Республика) was a semi-autonomous region in Nazi occupied Russia under an all-Russian administration from 1941 to 1943. ... Categories: Stub | Companies of Canada ... A soldier of the Russian Liberation Army Russian Liberation Army or ROA (Русская Освободительная Армия, Russkaya Osvoboditelnaya Armiya), also known as the Vlasov army, was a group of volunteer Russian forces allied with Nazi Germany during World War II. The ROA was organized by former Red Army general Andrey Vlasov, who tried... Andrei Shkuro Andrei Grigoriyevich Shkuro (Shkura) (Андрей Григорьевич Шкуро (Шкура) in Russian) (January 19, 1887 (O.S.: January 7) – January 17, 1947) was a Lieutenant General (1919) of the White Army. ... General Andrey Vlasov General Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Власов; alternative transliterations of his names appear as Andrei Andreievich and as Vlassov or (in German) Wlassow) (September 14, 1900 [O.S. September 1] — August 2, 1946) was a Soviet Army General who later cooperated with Nazi Germany during World War II in...

Serbia

  • Milan Nedić

Milan Nedić Serbian Cyrillic Милан Недић (September 2, 1878 – 1946) was a Serbian soldier and politician who was a major collaborator during World War II. Nedić was born in Grocka, Serbia. ...

Slovakia

Jozef Tiso Monsignor Jozef Tiso (October 13, 1887–April 18, 1947) was a Roman Catholic priest who became a deputy of the Czechoslovak parliament, a member of the Czechoslovak government, and finally the President of Independent Slovak Republic from 1939-1945. ...

Ukraine

Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists or OUN (Ukrainian: or ОУН) was a Ukrainian political movement originally created in the interwar Poland. ... Oleksander Ohloblyn (born in Kiev, 1899 and died in Ludlow, Mass. ...

During World War II, those accused of collaboration with Soviets and Allies included

Lithuania

  • Antanas Merkys - puppet Premier Minister of Lithuania
  • Antanas Sniečkus - First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party
  • Justas Paleckis - puppet Premier Minister of Lithuania
  • Salomėja Nėris - representative in the so-called People’s Parliament
  • Antanas Venclova - representative in the so-called People’s Parliament
  • Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius - member of unconstitutional People's Government of Lithuania
  • Communist Party of Lithuania

Antanas Merkys was President of Lithuania (1940). ... Antanas Sniečkus (07 January 1903 (O.S. 25 December 1902)) in Bublelai village - 22 January 1974 in Druskininkai) was First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party [LKP] between 08. ... Justas Paleckis (1899 - 1980) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. ... Portrait of Nėris Salomėja Nėris (real name Salomėja Bačinskaitė - Bučienė; 1904 – 1945) is one of the best known Lithuanian female poets. ... The so-called Peoples Parliament (Liaudies Seimas) was a tool for legitimising the annexation of Lithuania by Soviet Union in 1940. ... Antanas Venclova Antanas Venclova (7 January 1906 (O.S. 26 December 1905 {{{4}}}) in Trempiniai – June 28, 1971 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian poet, journalist and translator. ... The so-called Peoples Parliament (Liaudies Seimas) was a tool for legitimising the annexation of Lithuania by Soviet Union in 1940. ... Vincas Mickevičius (October 19, 1882 – July 17, 1954), better known by his pen name Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, was a Lithuanian writer, poet, novelist, playwright and philologist. ... Communist Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: ) - communist party in Lithuania, established in early October 1918. ...

In fiction

// Spoiler warning: Daniel Bernstein Daniel Bernstein, played by David Packer, is introduced in V. Grandson of a Holocaust survivor, Daniel has never fit in, and seems to find his niche when he joins the Visitors youth corp, Friends of the Visitors. He reports that the Maxwells are being hidden at... V is a two-part 1983 NBC sci-fi miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. ...

See also

Members of the Dutch Eindhoven Resistance with troops of the US 101st Airborne in Eindhoven in September 1944. ... Collaboration during World War II refers to the events when the nationals of the countries that were occupied by other powers (such as the Soviet Union, the Nazi Germany, the Empire of Japan and Italy) supported the goals of the occupying power during the time of the World War II... The word dhimmitude is a neologism, imported from the French language, and derived from the Arabic language word dhimmi. ... A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ... The pursuit of Nazi collaborators refers to the post-WWII pursuit and apprehension of individuals who were not citizens of the Third Reich at the outbreak of World War II and collaborated with the Nazi regime during the war. ... Quisling, after Norwegian fascist politician Vidkun Quisling, is a term used to describe traitors and collaborationists. ... Resistance during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. ... Traitor redirects here. ...

External links

  • State Collaboration of Vichy France with Nazi Germany.


 

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