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    Wehrmachtbericht (German: [ˈveːɐ̯maxtbəˌʁɪçt] , literally: "Armed forces report", usually translated as Wehrmacht communiqué or Wehrmacht report) was the...
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    with considerable defense facilities (bunkers, guard posts etc.). The Wehrmachtbericht, a daily propaganda broadcast covering the war, was also transmitted...
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    "Deutschlandlied" as the de facto national anthem. In World War II, the daily Wehrmachtbericht radio report began with the tune, until it was replaced by the fanfare...
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    included 15,000 men. Among the propaganda materials produced was the Wehrmachtbericht, the official news communiqué about the military situation of Germany...
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  • August was claimed by Hartmann, earning him two named reference in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 and 25 August respectively. The authors Prien, Stemmer, Balke...
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  • [in German] (1988). Moskau ruft Heeresgruppe Mitte … – Was nicht im Wehrmachtbericht stand – Die Einsätze des geheimen Kampfgeschwaders 200 im Zweiten Weltkrieg...
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    commanding general of the II. Armeekorps Mentioned four times in the Wehrmachtbericht on 6 August 1941 (extra), 7 August 1941, 18 October 1941 (extra) and...
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    the Soviet Union. One of the primary sources for propaganda was the Wehrmachtbericht, a daily radio broadcast from the High Command of the Wehrmacht, the...
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    (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and on 29 May 1940 was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht propaganda radio report, the first of 11 such mentions. On 5 June 1940...
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    his tally rose to 90. This achievement was mentioned in the daily Wehrmachtbericht propaganda bulletin on 12 February 1942, his first of three references...
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    next day, we heard on the radio, in the 'news from the front' [the Wehrmachtbericht] about the "successful front correction" in our Yelnya defensive lines...
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  • destruction of the same aircraft. From mid-year 1943 through 1944, the Wehrmachtbericht (communiques from the head of the armed forces) often overstated Allied...
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    Günther W. Gellermann, "Moskau ruft Heeresgruppe Mitte: Was nicht im Wehrmachtbericht stand - Die Einsätze des geheimen Kampfgeschwaders 200 im Zweiten Weltkrieg"...
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    was forced to acknowledge his loss. The announcement was made in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 May 1941 stating: "The U-boat under the command of Korvettenkapitän...
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    of the Iron Cross, which he had been awarded two days before. The Wehrmachtbericht had announced on 25 February that Lehmann had sunk 55,600 tons on his...
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    immediate dissemination. Among the propaganda materials produced was the Wehrmachtbericht, the official news communiqué about the military situation of the Reich...
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    color newsreel released during the last months of the Third Reich. Wehrmachtbericht, another regular means of military propaganda from Nazi Germany. Degeto...
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    Order of the White Rose of Finland, Commander's Cross Reference in the Wehrmachtbericht on 14 July 1944 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and...
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    November 1943. This achievement earned him a named reference in the Wehrmachtbericht on 2 December. That day, he also became an "ace-in-a-day" for the fourth...
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    receiving also the field newspaper of the 4th Army, and the transcribed Wehrmachtbericht (Wehrmacht communiqué). The Nazi Party recognized early on the value...
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  • control of Army High Command (OKH) or Wehrmacht High Command (OKW). Wehrmachtbericht – a daily radio broadcast that described the military situation on...
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  • Generalmajor and commander of the 7. Flieger-Division Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (17 September 1944) General der Flieger Erich Petersen, lexikon-der-wehrmacht...
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    attack force of 415 bombers targeting Bochum. He was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 10 October 1944 and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
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    century mark. This achievement earned him a named reference in the Wehrmachtbericht that day and on 12 September was also honored with the Knight's Cross...
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    Units under his command have been mentioned numerous times in the Wehrmachtbericht Her full name was Maria Aloysia Hedwig Friederike Therese Oktavie,...
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  • as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 23 April 1942 This claim is listed as Beier's 32nd aerial victory...
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  • Generalleutnant, after promotion to this rank in April 1944. Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (Armed Forces Report) of 11 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander...
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    depiction of a German soldier. Big lie Julius Streicher Rommel myth Wehrmachtbericht Koonz, Claudia (2003). The Nazi Conscience. Harvard University Press...
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  • June 1942, which were mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 7 June. His third mention in the Wehrmachtbericht on 27 June came after he achieved his 108th...
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    mit Eichenlaub) next day. It also earned him a second entry in the Wehrmachtbericht. In early 1941, JG 3 returned to Germany to replace their Bf 109 'Emils'...
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