06-Sea transport to Norway
Sea transport to Norway. Transport of Troops and Supplies Between Germany and Norway (1940–1945) After Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940 (Operation Weserübung), maintaining control of the country required […]
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11-Landscapes in Norway
WW2 pictures from landscapes in Norway. Pictures from landscapes in Norway taken by a soldier of the 214th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht. Unfortunately, for most of them there are
08-Kristiansand 1940
Kristiansand in 1940. These pictures were taken from a soldier of the German 214th Infantry Division in Kristiansand, Norway, in 1940. Please click to enlarge or to watch a slide
Panzer Ace Otto Carius
Oberleutnant Otto Carius: Youngest Panzer Forces Oak Leaves Recipient’s Heroic Deeds. Oberleutnant Otto Carius: Youngest Panzer Forces Oak Leaves Recipient’s Heroic Deeds Oberleutnant Otto Carius distinguished himself as one of
Luftwaffe
The German Air Force ‘Luftwaffe’ of the Second World War. The victorious years until 1942 (Part I): Blitzkrieg in Poland and the West, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa. German Luftwaffe
German Orders of Battle November 1944
German Orders of Battle on 26 November 1944 after the German withdrawal from the Southeast Balkans following the coup d’état in Romania. German Orders of Battle November 1944 The German
15-Military passport Wehrmacht
German military passport of the Wehrmacht from WW2 Extracts from the German army passport the uncle of the author. In a Wehrmacht Wehrpass there are some interesting information about the
Military performance
The German military performance during World War Two. Part III of the assessment of the fighting power of the Wehrmacht in WW2. back to Part II: Wehrmacht vs US Army
Waffen-SS divisions 1-3
Order of Battle Waffen-SS divisions 1 – 3 (LAH, Reich, Totenkopf). Waffen-SS divisions LSSAH, Reich and Totenkopf The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the SS organization of the NSDAP
Production and losses of tanks
Soviet and German production and losses of tanks on the Russian Front from 1941 to 1945 and could the Red Army have won the war alone ? back to Part
07-Oslo 1940
Oslo and on the drive in 1940. These pictures were taken at Oslo and on the drive of the German 214th infantry division to Kristiansand in 1940. Please click to
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. Final battles, captivity and documents The
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. Organization of the Wehrmacht
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
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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