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Strength, Organization, Orders of Battle, Weapons, Equipment of WW2 Armies.

A description of the strength, organization, orders of battle, weapons and equipment of the armies and armed forces of the involved nations for different periods of WW2.

Czech soldier on exercise in Britain
Czechoslovak Exil Forces 1939 to 1945 during the Second World War. History, strength, organization and air force. Before 1938, the Read more
successful knock-out
The German military performance on the Russian Front during the Second World War. Part IV of the analysis of fighting Read more
Polish troops march through an English town during the summer of 1940
The Polish Armed Forces in Exile, 1939-1945. Army units and equipment in France and Britain 1940, Air Force and Navy. Read more
Japanese soldiers crossing a pontoon bridge in China
Strength and organization of the Imperial Army and Air Force 1939 and 1940, before the Japanese entry in the Second Read more
Himmler and Hitler walking in front of a SS honour guard company.
The Waffen-SS - origin, formation, war crimes, combat performance and strength of Hitler's elite fighters of the Third Reich 1933 Read more
A Panzer I leads Panzer 38(t)
German Orders of Battle for the campaign in the West, 10 May 1940. Deployment, army groups, armies, corps, divisions, organization Read more
7.5cm AT gun of 12 SS 'Hitlerjugend' in Normandy
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 7 (Prinz Eugen) - 12 (Hitlerjugend) The Waffen-SS divisions from this and the previous page Read more
Russian infantry with BT-7 tank
Strength and organization of the Russian Armed Forces in 1939. Divisions, equipment, armored fighting vehicles and Red Army Order of Read more
Finnish soldiers with reindeers
Armed Forces of Finland in the Winter War 1939-40. Finnish divisions, strength and equipment, tanks, air force and navy. Finish Read more
The last cigarette for Wehrmacht soldiers
Fighting power of the German Wehrmacht (Part I) in the West (1944-45), on the Russian front, in the Polish campaign Read more
Wehrmacht soldiers in training
Fighting power of the Wehrmacht, Part II. Training of soldiers, casualties, awards and death sentences of German and US Army Read more
Lieutenant (left) and Corporal, Norwegian Army
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of Norway at the time of the German invasion in Read more
Dutch mortat team in action
Strength and organization of the Army, Air Force and Navy of the Netherlands in Europe at the time of the Read more
French heavy tak Char B1
Strength and organization of the Army Forces and Air Force of France at the beginning of the Western Campaign in Read more
View on the Avenue Foch when the Germans enter Paris.
German Orders of Battle for the Battle of France of June 8, 1940. The offensive started after Dunkirk Evacuation on Read more
Pith-helmeted infantrymen of Graziani's Italian desert army
Strength, organization, divisions and equipment of the Army, Colonial Troops and Fascist Milita as Italy entered the Second World War Read more
Curtiss Hawks of the Vichy French Air Force
Strength and Organization of the l' Armee de l' Armistice of Vichy France after the armistice of 1940. Divisions of Read more
destroyed French villages
German Orders of Battle from 25 June 1940 early, the day of the armistice with France. Schematic layout of the Read more
Free French 'L' Force
Strength and organization of Free French Army 1941-1944. Divisions, units and Air Force in the Middle East and North Africa Read more
GI's are landing
Strength and Organization of the US Army in North America, Great Britain and Mediterranean theater in 1941-42. Although it is Read more

German military parade
Adolf Hitler at a military parade for the reintroduction of the military service.
On 1 September 1939 the armed forces of Nazi Germany began WW2 by invading Poland. With the notable exception of the German Wehrmacht, the organization and many weapons of the armed forces which fought the early campaigns was dominated by the memories of World War I and this was also the case in the design of uniforms. Not before the end of WW2, organization, uniform, equipment and weapons had often acquired a very modern look, as we knew it until today.

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