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 …
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16-Russian Front
WW2 pictures from the Russian Front in 1944. Pictures from a German soldier on the Russian Front in 1944. The Narva front in the Baltic States from the first half …
Why did Hitler declare war on the US?
Hitler’s declaration of war to the United States appears to be difficult to understand, superfluous, and sealed the fate of the Third Reich. On 12 December 1941, Adolf Hitler declared …
Production and losses of tanks
Soviet and German production and losses of tanks on the Russian Front from 1941 to 1945 and could the Red Army have won the war alone ? back to Part …
Russian vs German tanks in WW II
Comparison of strengths, losses and production of Russian (Soviet) and German tanks (Part I). German vs Russian Armored Vehicle Strength Comparison (without APC,AC) and German vs Russian Armored Vehicle Combat …
13-Norway 1942-1944
WW2 pictures from Norway 1942 – 1944. Pictures from a soldier of the Wehrmacht in Norway between 1942 and 1944. The photos are from the occupation times and from the …
Battle Pistol
German ‘Kampfpistole’ (Battle Pistol) and ‘Leuchtpistole’ (Signal Pistol) of WW2. History, development, specifications, statistics and pictures. Kampfpistole, Leuchtpistole. Type: Battle Pistol, Signal Pistol. History Like any other army, the Wehrmacht …
Waffen-SS divisions 1-3
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 1 – 3 (LAH, Reich, Totenkopf). Between early 1943 and until the end of World War II the ‘Order of Battle’ of the Waffen-SS rose …
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). The Waffen-SS divisions 4 to 6. 4 SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Raised (as division) October 1940 …
Losses in World War II
Losses and casualties during World War II. Military personnel and civilian losses, aircraft, warships and merchant ships of the combatants from 1939 to 1945. Military and civilian losses of the …
SS at War
Waffen-SS at War – Hitler’s Elite soldiers in combat (Part II). From the first campaigns in Poland, in the West and Balkans with hand-picked men to the 38 divisions strong …
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 …
British Army in Italy
Strength and organization of the British army in Italy from 1943 to 1945. Orders of Battle (September 1943, May 1944 and April 1945), uniforms and insignia. With the surrender of …
MG42
German machine gun MG42, the deadliest infantry weapon of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model. MG42 Type: light or heavy machine gun History: When the …
Mauser Karabiner 98K
German standard infantry rifle Mauser Karabiner 98K History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model. Karabiner 98k (Kar 98k) Type: Infantry rifle History The Mauser 98K was the …