The Wehrmacht (German pronunciation: [ˈveːɐ̯maxt] , lit. 'defence force') were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted...
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the clean Wehrmacht (German: Mythos der sauberen Wehrmacht) is the negationist notion that the regular German armed forces (the Wehrmacht) were not involved...
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The Wehrmacht is a 5 part documentary that provides differentiated answers on the Wehrmacht role in the World War II based on the latest historical and...
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During World War II, the German Wehrmacht (combined armed forces - Heer, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe) committed systematic war crimes, including massacres...
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German Army (1935–1945) (redirect from Wehrmacht Heer)
German: [heːɐ̯] ; lit. 'army') was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively...
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Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945) (redirect from Wehrmacht insignia)
The Heer as the German army and part of the Wehrmacht inherited its uniforms and rank structure from the Reichsheer of the Weimar Republic (1921–1935)...
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After Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, the Wehrmacht, or German armed forces, recruited members from Poland's 2.2% ethnic-German minority, but...
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The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (German: [ˈoːbɐkɔˌmando deːɐ̯ ˈveːɐ̯ˌmaxt] ; abbreviated OKW German: [oːkaːˈveː] ; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme...
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German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War...
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Luftwaffe (redirect from Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht))
(German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World...
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Kriegsmarine (redirect from Wehrmacht Navy)
three official branches, along with the Heer and the Luftwaffe, of the Wehrmacht, the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945. In violation of the Treaty...
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Führer (redirect from Der Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht)
the style Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht (Leader and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht), yet a simple "Führer" after May 1942. Soldiers...
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Verständnis haben. Sie hat den weiteren Zweck, Erhebungen im Rücken der Wehrmacht, die erfahrungsgemäß stets von Juden angezettelt wurden, im Keime zu ersticken...
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XXXXVI Panzer Corps (redirect from XLVI Panzer Corps (Wehrmacht))
XXXXVI Panzer Corps (46th) was a tank corps of the German Army during World War II that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia. The Corps was created...
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Józef Tusk (redirect from Wehrmacht affair)
Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. During World War II, he served in the Wehrmacht, which proved to be controversial during the 2005 Polish presidential...
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Day of Freedom: Our Armed Forces (redirect from Tag der Freiheit - Unsere Wehrmacht)
Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht (Day of Freedom: Our Armed Forces) is the third documentary directed by Leni Riefenstahl, following Der Sieg des Glaubens...
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Enigma machine (redirect from Wehrmacht Engima)
plug "A" (3) via the entry wheel (4), through the wiring of the three (Wehrmacht Enigma) or four (Kriegsmarine M4 and Abwehr variants) installed rotors...
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list of flags of the German Wehrmacht and Heer which were used in the years between 1933 and 1945 by the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, and Heer. List of German...
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The relationship between the Wehrmacht (from 1935 to 1945 the regular combined armed forces of Nazi Germany) and the Nazi Party which ruled Germany has...
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The Wehrmacht exhibition (German: Wehrmachtsausstellung) was a series of two exhibitions focusing on the war crimes of the Wehrmacht (the regular German...
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The 233rd Reserve Panzer Division was a German panzer division during World War II which was mainly deployed in Denmark. The division was before known...
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XXXX Panzer Corps (redirect from XXXX Army Corps (Wehrmacht))
Henrici Tessin, p. 85 Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 [Units and Troops of the...
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movements, pocketing Red Army divisions and destroying them. Facing the Wehrmacht were three Soviet fronts forming a defensive line based on the cities...
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Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops (German: Wehrmachtpropaganda, abbreviated as WPr) was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany...
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was a military rank that held the highest position in the office of the Wehrmacht specially created for Hermann Göring during World War II. It was senior...
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shields, were badges of differing design awarded to members of the German Wehrmacht for participation in specific battles or campaigns during World War II...
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the Subsequent Nuremberg trials for their conduct during the war. The Wehrmacht security divisions were set up at the beginning of 1941 and were intended...
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("master race") - at the expense of the Slavic Untermenschen (subhumans). Wehrmacht officers told their troops to target people who were described as "Jewish...
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World War II. Terms such as M40 and M43 were never designated by the Wehrmacht, but are names given to the different versions of the Model 1936 field...
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372nd Infantry Division (redirect from 372th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht))
(1975). Die Landstreitkräfte 371–500. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Vol. 10. Biblio. Mitcham...
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