Abstract :
This article surveys recent research on the German Wehrmacht’s anti-partisan campaign in
the Soviet Union during the Second World War. German anti-partisan warfare in the Soviet Union was
conducted not just against partisans, but also as cover for annihilating the Reich’s ‘ ideological enemies ’ and
plundering ‘ bandit areas ’ for resources. The Wehrmacht’s role was significant, constituting an important
element of its wider participation in Nazi crimes. The review sketches the historical background and surveys
the historiography’s development to the late 1990s. It then examines at length the significant works that have
emerged since, dividing them according to the operational levels on which they focus : higher command,
individual regions, and, finally, middle-level units.
