Chris, if you haven't, you should definitely see Russian film director Elem Klimov's _Come & See_, about the Nazi invasion of the USSR in WWII. I forgot if I asked you about this. It takes place in Ukraine if memory serves.
And, no, I haven't read the book you mention.
-B.
Chris Doss wrote:
"Speaking of non-Germans serving in the German army, has anybody ever read Sven Hassell's book SS General? That is one weird book."