Armies

Strength, Organization, Orders of Battle, Weapons, Equipment of WW2 Armies.

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.

Flag rising Mt. Suribachi
The US forces in the Pacific War. The US Army and the US Marine Corps in the Pacific from December Read more
Infantry of the 2nd SS-Panzer corps
Creation and Campaigns of the 9th SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen. Designations, commanders, formation in 1943, first action Russia in spring 1944 and Read more
heavy tank battalion with Tiger II
German Orders of Battle on 26 November 1944 after the German withdrawal from the Southeast Balkans following the coup d'état Read more
crew of a PzKpfw IV Ausf J
Campaigns of the 9th SS-Panzer Division Hohenstaufen (Part II). From Arnhem, in the Ardennes and to Hungary to the end Read more
A section of British soldiers of Slim's 14th Army in Burma
The British Army in Southeast Asia 1941 to 1945. Organization, divisions, Orders of Battle 1941/1942 and 1945, uniforms. The British Read more
MG42 machine gunner
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part I). Disproportionately high losses, poorer leadership and better and more equipment and weapons in the Read more
Troopers of 8 SS Cavalry division
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part II). Crimes of the Waffen-SS: Einsatzgruppen (special task forces), concentration camp guards and war crimes. Read more
Australian infantrymen advancing through swamps
The Australian army in North Africa and the Pacific during the Second World War. Organization, strength, divisions and uniforms in Read more
88mm Pak 43 behind Rhine
German Orders of Battle from March 1, 1945 before the Allies crossed the Rhine. Army Groups, Armies, Corps and Divisions. Read more
last defenders of Berlin
The final battles in the East and the last German Orders of Battle from April 30, 1945. Army groups, armies, Read more
German NOC in front of a burning hut
German Orders of Battle from 3 September 1941 and the Eastern Front after the successful start of Operation Barbarossa from Read more
Jagdpanzer IV of the 116th Panzer Division
History of the 116th Panzer Division: formation and operations in 1944-45 of the 'Greyhound' Division. The 116th Panzer Division, as Read more
Geramn infantry on Panzers
German Orders of Battle of 11 May 1942 and the Planning of the Summer Offensive (Operation Blue). Here to the Read more
Italian troops loyal to Mussolini
The Italian armed forces after September 1943 until 1945: Mussolini's 'Italian Socialist Republic' in the north and the 'Co-Belligerent' troops Read more

German military parade
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.

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