Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht – the German Armed Forces of the Third Reich. The origins and creation of the Wehrmacht in March 1935 and the evolution until the beginning of WW2 in September […]
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10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg: History, Key Battles, and Analysis. History of 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg in WW2 The 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg, a key unit of the
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LSSAH Campaigns
1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte-SS-Adolf Hitler (Part II) The campaigns of the LSSAH: ‘Anschluss’ of Rhineland and Austria, Polish and Balkans campaign 1938-1941, in Russia 1941-1943, Italy 1943, Russia 1943-1944, Western Front
SS-Totenkopf Division
Creation of the SS-Totenkopf (Death’s head) division (T) and the campaigns in the West 1940 and Russia 1941-42 (Part I). Designations SS-Totenkopf-Division (October 16, 1939) SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Totenkopf (November 9, 1942)
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9th SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen
Creation and Campaigns of the 9th SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen. Designations, commanders, formation in 1943, first action Russia in spring 1944 and in Normandy from June. The history of the 9th SS-Panzer-Division
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Waffen-SS Myths
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part I). Disproportionately high losses, poorer leadership and better and more equipment and weapons in the Waffen-SS. Myths of the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS, the military branch
Fighting Power of the Wehrmacht
Fighting power of the German Wehrmacht (Part I) in the West (1944-45), on the Russian front, in the Polish campaign 1939, impact of tactics and weapons and the main causes
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5th SS Panzer division Wiking
Creation and Campaigns of the 5th SS Panzer division Wiking. Designations, commanders, creation, Russia 1941, Caucasus 1942-43, Eastern Front 1944 and Hungary 1945. Wiking-Division The Wiking-Division was the first foreign
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Russian Troops with the German Army
Strength and Organization of the Wehrmacht volunteers (Hiwis, legionnaires), Cossack and Liberation Army (ROA) Russia. Russian volunteers with the German Army The continuous drain of German military personnel brought about
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Luftwaffe and German Airborne Forces May 1940
German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and Airborne Forces for the campaign in the West (May 1940) and Norway. Here to German Orders of Battle for the campaign in the West, May
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German Orders of Battle April 1942 and Soviet Counteroffensives
The Second and Third Soviet Counteroffensive in the Winter of 1941-42, and the Orders of Battle of the Wehrmacht of 22 April 1942. Here to the previous part: German Orders
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The Last Japanese Soldiers to Surrender After the Second World War
The Last Japanese Soldiers to Surrender After the Second World War: A Historical Overview. The Japanese soldiers who continued to fight for years after Japan’s surrender After World War II
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Axis Eastern Front allies
Axis Eastern Front allies: Spanish ‘Blue’ division and Volunteer Air Force, Croatian Army and Air Force, pro-Axis Serbian troops. Spain Spanish Volunteer Units In return for German help in the
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Tiger Battalions
The Tiger Battalions of the German Army in the Second World War 1943 to 1945. Since the first Tiger tanks appeared on the battlefields of the Second World War, they
Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe
Pilot Training of the German Air Force in the Secomd World War (Part I). Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe before 1942. Pilot Training of the Luftwaffe before 1942 The period
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