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 […]
wehrmacht
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
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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
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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. Russian Campaign 1941 The term ‘Russian campaign’ refers to the invasion of
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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
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
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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
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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
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Russian vs German tanks in WW II
Comparison of strengths, losses and production of Russian (Soviet) and German tanks (Part I). German vs Russian Armored Vehicle Strength Comparison (without APC,AC) and German vs Russian Armored Vehicle Combat
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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
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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
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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
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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 Overview At
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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. Battle
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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
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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. By May 1940, the number of divisions
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Luftwaffe in the second half of war
German Air Force of World War II. Part II: The German Air Force in the second half of the war. here to Part I Luftwaffe Jeschonnek’s successor, General Günther Korten,
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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
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
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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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