StG-45 and successors
StG-45 or Sturmgewehr 45 (assault rifle) and its modern successors G3, CETME, HK33, G36. History, development, service, specifications and pictures. Sturmgewehr 45 (StG-45) Type: automatic rifle. History Towards the end …
wehrmacht
12-PoWs and official trips
WW2 pictures from Russian PoW’s and official trips. Pictures from a soldier of the Wehrmacht about Russian prisoners of war (PoW’s), which served for the 214th Infantry Division in Norway …
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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German Orders of Battle – Operation Barbarossa
German Orders of Battle shortly after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa on June 27, 1941, in the evening. German Orders of Battle five days after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. …
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 …
Germany Army Unit Organization 1942-45
Organization of the formations and units of the German Army after the start of the Russian campaign until 1945. Here to Germany Army Unit Organisation 1939-41. When the German armed …
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 …
German Volkssturm Weapons
The arming of the German Volkssturm (People’s Storm, the equivalent of the British Home Guard) in the last war phase. Volkssturm rifle VG-1, VG-2, Volkssturm carbine VG-45, MP 3008. The …
German Orders of Battle for September 1, 1939
Orders of Battle, strength of the Army divisions and tank inventory of the Wehrmacht at time of campaign in Poland. The German Orders of Battle at the time of the …
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. From …
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 …
German Orders of Battle October 1943
The German Orders of Battle from October 4, 1943, after the surrender and occupation of Italy. The German Orders of Battle and distribution of the divisions of the Wehrmacht and …
Luftwaffe Orders of Battle September 2, 1939
Strength and aircraft of the Luftflotten on the day after Germany invaded Poland and before the declaration of war by Britain and France. The Luftwaffe Orders of Battle gives the …
18-Prisoner of War
The final battles, as PoW and documents. Pictures from the final battle as well as documents from the time as POW and Nazi era. In the last phase of war …
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 …