Waffen-SS divisions 4-6
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 4 – 6 (4 SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division, 5 SS-Panzer-Division Wiking (W), 6 SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord). Waffen-SS divisions Polizei, Wiking, Nord Overview Divisions 4 to 6 were part of
Armies
Deployment of Anglo-American forces 1942
Deployment of Anglo-American forces by theaters in summer 1942. Deployment of the armed forces of the Anglo-Americans (Britain with Commonwealth and United States) by theatres of war (Europe, Middle East,
Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS – origin, formation, war crimes, combat performance and strength of Hitler’s elite fighters of the Third Reich 1933 to 1945. History of the Waffen-SS Creation of the Waffen-SS
Waffen-SS Crimes
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part II). Crimes of the Waffen-SS: Einsatzgruppen (special task forces), concentration camp guards and war crimes. Here to Part I: Waffen-SS Myths. Myths of the Waffen-SS
9th SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen
Creation and Campaigns of the 9th SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen. Designations, commanders, formation in 1943, first action Russia in spring 1944 and in Normandy from June. The history of the 9th SS-Panzer-Division
Chinese Nationalist Army
Chinese Nationalist Army 1937-1941. The seizure of Mukden on 19 September 1931 marked the beginning of overt Japanese aggression against China, and from 1937 there was open war. The disorganized
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
Campiagns of the 3rd SS tank division Totenkopf (Part II: from 1943 to 1945). Back to Part I: SS-Totenkopf-Division 1939-42. Russia 1943 Kursk tank battle and the Donez Basin The
Final German Orders of Battle
The final battles in the East and the last German Orders of Battle from April 30, 1945. Army groups, armies, corps and divisions. The establishment and distribution of the divisions
German Orders of Battle September 1944
German Orders of Battle on 16 September 1944 at the time of the allied airborne operation ‘Market-Garden’ around Arnhem. The deployment and distribution of the divisions of the Wehrmacht and
Australian Army
The Australian army in North Africa and the Pacific during the Second World War. Organization, strength, divisions and uniforms in the Mediterranean theater 1941 and 1942 and in the Pacific
Red Army 1942
Strength and Organization of the Soviet Armed Forces from Winter 1941 to Winter 1942. Divisions and formations, equipment and tanks. The Red Army in 1942 The Red Army in 1942
Polish Armed Forces in Exile
The Polish Armed Forces in Exile, 1939-1945. Army units and equipment in France and Britain 1940, Air Force and Navy. Polish Armed Forces in Exile During World War II, Polish
German uniforms of WW2
Army uniforms of the Wehrmacht in the Second World War. German insignia and special uniforms for the Western Desert an the Eastern Front. The field-gray uniform of the Wehrmacht was
US Forces Pacific
The US forces in the Pacific War. The US Army and the US Marine Corps in the Pacific from December 1941 to September 1945. US forces in the Pacific theatre
Performance on the Russian Front
The German military performance on the Russian Front during the Second World War. Part IV of the analysis of fighting power on the Eastern Front, during the Battle of Kursk
SS Division Reich
Creation and Campaigns of the SS-Verfuegungsdivision (later Reich) from 1939 to 1942 (Part I). SS Division ‘Das Reich’ Designations, Commanders, Western and Balkans campaigns and in Russia. The SS division
German Brandenburgers Special Forces and Panzergrenadier-Division Brandenburg
German Brandenburgers Special Forces and Panzergrenadier-Division Brandenburg: Elite WW2 Unit Analysis. The Brandenburgers During World War II, the Brandenburgers emerged as a notable special forces unit within Nazi Germany’s military,
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German Orders of Battle May 1942 and Operation Blue
German Orders of Battle of 11 May 1942 and the Planning of the Summer Offensive (Operation Blue). Here to the previous part: German Orders of Battle April 1942 and Soviet
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Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht – the German Armed Forces of the Third Reich. The origins and creation of the Wehrmacht in March 1935 and the evolution until the beginning of WW2 in September
Waffen-SS divisions 7-12
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 7 (Prinz Eugen) – 12 (Hitlerjugend). The Waffen-SS divisions from this and the previous page were Germany’s most effective troops of WW2. Waffen-SS divisions 4-6.
