SS at War
Waffen-SS at War – Hitler’s Elite soldiers in combat (Part II). From the first campaigns in Poland, in the West and Balkans with hand-picked men to the 38 divisions strong […]
wehrmacht
Organization of the Wehrmacht
Organization of the Wehrmacht, Third Reich and Nazi Party with Power balance of Germany during WW2. back to PART I about the Wehrmacht Organization of the Wehrmacht In March 1939
Waffen-SS divisions 4-6
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 4 – 6 (4 SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division, 5 SS-Panzer-Division Wiking (W), 6 SS-Gebirgs-Division Nord). Waffen-SS divisions Polizei, Wiking, Nord Overview Divisions 4 to 6 were part of
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. Arming
Baltic volunteers with the German Army
Baltic volunteers with the German Army in the Second World War. Service of inhabitants of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. On 22 June 1941 the Red
German Orders of Battle for the campaign in the West, May 1940
German Orders of Battle for the campaign in the West, 10 May 1940. Deployment, army groups, armies, corps, divisions, organization and equipment, tanks. Western Campaign 1940 The Western Campaign of
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03–Preparation of a Wehrmacht infantry division from the 1939–40 reorganisation waves
Preparations for the operations in Norway 1940. The preparation of a new Wehrmacht division for combat deployment following the 1939 mobilisation was a complex process that depended heavily on which
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Germany Army Unit Organization 1939-41
Organization of the formations and units of the German Army from the Polish campaign til Operation Barbarossa 1941. Organization of the German Army at the Beginning of WW2 How large
Waffen-SS
The Waffen-SS – origin, formation, war crimes, combat performance and strength of Hitler’s elite fighters of the Third Reich 1933 to 1945. History of the Waffen-SS Creation of the Waffen-SS
Waffen-SS divisions 13-19
13 Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Handschar, 14 Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (1st Ukrainian), 15 Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (1st Latvian), 16 SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Reichsführer-SS, 17 SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Götz von Berlichingen, 18 SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Horst Wessel, 19
12-HIWI’s
WW2 pictures from Russian PoW volunteers (HIWI) and official trips. Pictures from a soldier of the Wehrmacht about Russian prisoners of war (PoW’s), which served for the 214th Infantry Division
05-Shipping to Norway
Loading ships for the transportation to Norway. These pictures have been photographed during loading for shipment to Norway at the Port of Aalborg (Denmark). Supply or repair units, such as
Waffen-SS divisions 20-25
20 Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (1st Estonian), 22 SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Maria Theresia (Volunteer cavalry division), 23 Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Kama (2nd Croatian Mountain division), 23 SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Nederland, 24 SS-Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS Karstjaeger
Waffen-SS divisions 26-32
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 26 (2nd Hungarian) – 32 (30th January). Many of the following listed divisions were purely fictitious, in the sense that orders for their formation and
Eastern Front 1941 and German Orders of Battle from September
German Orders of Battle from 3 September 1941 and the Eastern Front after the successful start of Operation Barbarossa from the end of August 1941 until the failure of the
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German Orders of Battle and the second summer offensive in Russia
German Orders of Battle before the summer offensive in Russia (Operation Blue) of June 24, 1942. Here to the previous part: German Orders of Battle May 1942 and Operation Blue.
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German Orders of Battle September 1944
German Orders of Battle on 16 September 1944 at the time of the allied airborne operation ‘Market-Garden’ around Arnhem. The deployment and distribution of the divisions of the Wehrmacht and
German Orders of Battle December 1943
German Orders of Battle from December 26, 1943. The Russian Front in Winter 43-44 The winter of 1943-44 on the Eastern Front during World War II was marked by significant
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
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 Sturmgewehr 45 (StG-45) Type: automatic rifle. Overview The
