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 […]
Armies
Norwegian Armed Forces 1940
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of Norway at the time of the German invasion in April 1940. Norwegian Armed Forces in 1940 In 1940, at
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10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg: History, Key Battles, and Analysis. History of 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg in WW2 The 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg, a key unit of the
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LSSAH Campaigns
1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte-SS-Adolf Hitler (Part II) The campaigns of the LSSAH: ‘Anschluss’ of Rhineland and Austria, Polish and Balkans campaign 1938-1941, in Russia 1941-1943, Italy 1943, Russia 1943-1944, Western Front
SS-Totenkopf Division
Creation of the SS-Totenkopf (Death’s head) division (T) and the campaigns in the West 1940 and Russia 1941-42 (Part I). Designations SS-Totenkopf-Division (October 16, 1939) SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Totenkopf (November 9, 1942)
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Danish Armed Forces
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of Denmark in April 1940 and their fate during the Second World War. Denmark in WW2 Denmark’s experience during World
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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
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Waffen-SS Myths
Myths about the Waffen-SS (Part I). Disproportionately high losses, poorer leadership and better and more equipment and weapons in the Waffen-SS. Myths of the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS, the military branch
Fighting Power of the Wehrmacht
Fighting power of the German Wehrmacht (Part I) in the West (1944-45), on the Russian front, in the Polish campaign 1939, impact of tactics and weapons and the main causes
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British Army in Western Europe 1940
British Army, Home Guard and Canadian troops in Western Europe and Britain in 1940. Strength and organization. For the first six months little military action took place at the Western
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British Army Southeast Asia
The British Army in Southeast Asia 1941 to 1945. Organization, divisions, Orders of Battle 1941/1942 and 1945, uniforms. The British Army in Southeast Asia 1941 to 1945 The British Army
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5th SS Panzer division Wiking
Creation and Campaigns of the 5th SS Panzer division Wiking. Designations, commanders, creation, Russia 1941, Caucasus 1942-43, Eastern Front 1944 and Hungary 1945. Wiking-Division The Wiking-Division was the first foreign
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Russian Troops with the German Army
Strength and Organization of the Wehrmacht volunteers (Hiwis, legionnaires), Cossack and Liberation Army (ROA) Russia. Russian volunteers with the German Army The continuous drain of German military personnel brought about
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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
The Last Japanese Soldiers to Surrender After the Second World War
The Last Japanese Soldiers to Surrender After the Second World War: A Historical Overview. The Japanese soldiers who continued to fight for years after Japan’s surrender After World War II
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Axis Eastern Front allies
Axis Eastern Front allies: Spanish ‘Blue’ division and Volunteer Air Force, Croatian Army and Air Force, pro-Axis Serbian troops. Spain Spanish Volunteer Units In return for German help in the
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Tiger Battalions
The Tiger Battalions of the German Army in the Second World War 1943 to 1945. Since the first Tiger tanks appeared on the battlefields of the Second World War, they
British Army in the Mediterranean 1940
Strength and organization of British and Empire Armies in the Mediterranean Theater when Italy declared war in 1940. The Mediterranean theater was an area of prime importance to Britain. She
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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 1943-45
Strength and organization of the Soviet armed forces in the second half of the war from 1943 to 1945. Russian divisions, corps and equipment. to Red Army 1942. The Red
