Final German Orders of Battle
The final battles in the East and the last German Orders of Battle from April 30, 1945. Army groups, armies, corps and divisions. The establishment and distribution of the divisions …
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Big Bertha
German super-heavy siege howitzer M-Gerät ‘Big Bertha’ from World War One. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and model. Kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 (M-Gerät) ‘Big Bertha’ Type: super-heavy howitzer. History: The …
Mauser rifle 1898
German infantry rifle Mauser Gewehr 1898 from World War One. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and model. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Type: Infantry Rifle. History: The initial Mauser rifle accepted for …
Me 109 Gustav in foreign service
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G series in foreign service. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Messerschmitt Bf 109 Gustav in foreign service. Type: German single-seat fighter. Me 109 Gustav …
Me 262
German Messerschmitt fighter-bomber A2a and interceptor A1a, the first jet-fighter in combat. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Messerschmitt Me 262 Type: German jet fighter, interceptor, fighter-bomber and …
Operation Barbarossa
Could had Operation Barbarossa – Hitler’s attack on Soviet Russia – a different course and why was the invasion carried out in June 1941 ? A great number of people …
03-Preparations 1940
Preparations for the operations in Norway 1940. Here are some photographs which were pictured in Germany in 1940 and are showing the preparations for the operation in Norway. Please click …
Nazi Germany attacks the Soviet Union
The German attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. 80 years ago: the beginning of the operation with the code-name ‘Barbarossa’. On June 22, 1941, the German Wehrmacht …
02-Siegfried Line
At the Siegfried Line in Winter 1939-40. Here are some pictures taken in 1939 and winter 1940 during the service at the Siegfried Line in Western Germany at the beginning …
Verdun
The Battle of Verdun (February 21 – December 18, 1916). Situation end of 1915, to bleed the French army white, ‘Sauve qui peut!’, order of sacrifice and the suicide club. …
Luger Pistol 08
Luger Parabellum Model 1908, the most widely used pistol in the German army from World War 1 to 1942. History, development, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3d model. Parabellum Model 1908 …
German Orders of Battle Balkans Campaign
German Orders of Battle on 5 April 1941 at the attack on Yugoslavia and Greece. German Army, Airborne Forces and Luftwaffe, Divisions, Corps, Armies and Army Groups. In order to …
01-Pre-War Germany
Pre-War Pictures from Germany. Here are some pictures taken by a soldier of the Wehrmacht in Germany before WW2. Please click to enlarge or to watch a slideshow on one …
Tiger II
German heavy battle tank Tiger II (King Tiger), Panzerkampfwagen (PzKpfw) VI Ausf B (SdKfz 182). Firepower, Protection, Mobility (Part III). Here to Part II of Tiger II: Production, service, specifications, …
Me 109 F
German Luftwaffe fighter plane Messerschmitt Bf 109 F of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 Type: German Luftwaffe fighter plane. History: …