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 […]
Armies
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.
German Orders of Battle – Battle of France
German Orders of Battle for the Battle of France of June 8, 1940. The offensive started after Dunkirk Evacuation on June 5 with the attack of Army Group B. Battle
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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Performance on the Western Front
German military performance against the Western Allies in France and on the German frontier in 1944. back to Part III: Military performance in Italy 1943-44 Military performance on the Western
Waffen-SS divisions 33-38
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 33 (3rd Hungarian) – 38 (Nibelungen). Many of these late divisions (Nos. 33–38) were formed in 1944/45 amid severe personnel shortages. They were often poorly
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
South African Army In World War II
The Union of South Africa entered World War II as a divided nation. The military it fielded mirrored that tension at every level. In September 1939, the South African Army
Italian Army 1940
Strength, organization, divisions and equipment of the Army, Colonial Troops and Fascist Milita as Italy entered the Second World War in June 1940. Italian Army in WW2 The Italian Army
German Orders of Battle October 1943
The German Orders of Battle from October 4, 1943, after the surrender and occupation of Italy. Orders of Battle from 4 October 1943 The German Orders of Battle and distribution
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
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
Chinese Air Force, Fleet, Communist Forces
National-Chinese Air Force with Flying Tigers and Fleet and Communist Forces in the Second World War. During the 1930s, the Chinese Air Force was composed largely of foreign volunteers, at
French Armed Forces 1940
Strength and organization of the Army Forces and Air Force of France at the beginning of the Western Campaign in May 1940. Deployment, divisions, equipment and aircraft. The French Armed
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
