Performance on the Western Front
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Armed Forces
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LSSAH Campaigns
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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
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German Orders of Battle October 1943
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US Army North-West Europe
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Fighting Power of the Wehrmacht
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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
The Unholy Alliance: Greek Security Battalions, German Occupation Forces, and the British
The Unholy Alliance: How the Security Battalions, German Occupiers, and British Forces Fought Greek Communism. Between 1943 and 1944, an extraordinary coalition emerged in occupied Greece: Nazi Germany, Greek fascist
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
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SS-Totenkopf Division
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Waffen-SS Uniforms
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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
German Kriegsmarine
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44th Reich Grenadier Division “Hoch- und Deutschmeister”
44th Reich Grenadier Division “Hoch- und Deutschmeister”: History and Deployment The 44th Reich Grenadier Division “Hoch- und Deutschmeister” was a significant unit of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.
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116th Panzer Division ‘Greyhounds’
History of the 116th Panzer Division: formation and operations in 1944-45 of the ‘Greyhound’ Division. The 116th Panzer Division, as well as the Panzer Lehr Division, proved, when new formations
Soviet Weapon and Equipment Losses During WWII
A Comprehensive Analysis of Soviet Weapon and Equipment Losses During WWII The Soviet Union lost enormous amounts of military equipment during World War II. Material losses reached staggering numbers across
