A description of the strength, organization, orders of battle, weapons and equipment of the armies and armed forces of the involved nations for different periods of WW2.
Creation and Campaigns of the 9th SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen. Designations, commanders, formation in 1943, first action Russia in spring 1944 and Read more
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part II). Crimes of the Waffen-SS: Einsatzgruppen (special task forces), concentration camp guards and war crimes. Read more
The Italian armed forces after September 1943 until 1945: Mussolini's 'Italian Socialist Republic' in the north and the 'Co-Belligerent' troops Read more
Soviet Armed Forces Casualties in WW2: In-Depth Analysis and Historical Context. Soviet Armed Forces Casualties in WW2: In-Depth Analysis and Read more
Adolf Hitler at a military parade for the reintroduction of the military service.On 1 September 1939 the armed forces of Nazi Germany began WW2 by invading Poland. With the notable exception of the German Wehrmacht, the organization and many weapons of the armed forces which fought the early campaigns was dominated by the memories of World War I and this was also the case in the design of uniforms. Not before the end of WW2, organization, uniform, equipment and weapons had often acquired a very modern look, as we knew it until today.