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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Wehrwesen, Graefe (1963). Kriegstagebuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht (Wehrmachtführungsstab). Band III: 1. Januar 1943 - 31. Dezember 1943. Frankfurt am Main:...
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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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during World War II. A career soldier, he served in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. He served as the last Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)...
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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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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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Helmuth; Hubatsch, Walther (1963). Kriegstagebuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht, Band III (1943), Zweiter Halbband. Vol. III/2. Frankfurt am Main: Bernard...
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der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939–1945, Band 1 Die Waffengattungen-Gesammtübersicht [Units and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS 1939-1945...
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deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. Zweiter Band: Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5 [Units and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS...
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approximately one million foreign volunteers and conscripts who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II were ethnic Belgians, Czechs, Dutch, Finns, Danes...
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Generation War, a German miniseries about the lives of four Wehrmacht soldiers The Band of Brothers book refers to Dobie as Col. O. Dobey, which is how...
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deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. Zweiter Band: Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5 [Units and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS...
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deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945. Zweiter Band: Die Landstreitkräfte 1-5 [Units and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS...
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Kurt Agricola (category Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
Karl Agricola (15 August 1889 – 27 December 1955) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who held senior level occupational...
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Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945; Band 7 Osnabruck: Biblio, 1973 ISBN 3-7648-0872-1...
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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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Josef Gangl (section Wehrmacht)
"Sepp" Gangl (September 12, 1910 – May 5, 1945) was a German major of the Wehrmacht who became a member of the Austrian Resistance very late in the Second...
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Wehrmacht dated 14 Oct 1942, it was part of the combat arms of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS until 1945. The colour allocated by the Wehrmacht and...
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Johannes Frießner (category Colonel generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
Johannes Frießner (22 March 1892 – 26 June 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron...
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deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945, (Band 2: Die Landstreitkräfte 1–5) [Units and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen...
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Josef Harpe (category Colonel generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 2: F–H [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa:...
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Otto Ernst Remer (category Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
Otto Ernst Remer (18 August 1912 – 4 October 1997) was a German Wehrmacht officer in World War II who played a major role in stopping the 20 July plot...
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affiliation, and a green cap band. The use of Waffenfarbe to distinguish between troop functions was not unique to the Wehrmacht during World War II. After...
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Fritz Bayerlein (category Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
1899 – 30 January 1970) was a "quarter-Jewish" German general in the Wehrmacht, during World War II. He initially served as a staff officer, including...
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Aulock (23 March 1893 – 23 June 1968) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 79th Infantry Division. He was a...
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Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (category Colonel generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa:...
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of the US XXI Corps led by Lieut. John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr., a number of Wehrmacht soldiers led by Major Josef "Sepp" Gangl, SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt-Siegfried...
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Nationalsozialistischer Führungsoffizier (category Wehrmacht)
"National Socialist Leadership Officers") were officers of the German Wehrmacht in World War II tasked with teaching Nazi ideology to soldiers. It was...
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Gerhard Schmidhuber (category Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
commander of the 13.Panzer-Division "Történész vita: Lehet-e emléktáblája egy Wehrmacht-tábornoknak Budapesten? | Mazsihisz". Archived from the original on 2018-01-26...
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the Wehrmacht during World War II. In the immediate wake of the Allied landings in Normandy and the 1944 Soviet summer offensive, the Wehrmacht was in...
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