gained more support in the Wehrmacht, and after 1933 was also supported by Adolf Hitler. The first three panzer divisions were formed on 15 October 1935...
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This article lists divisions of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and Waffen-SS active during World War II, including divisions of the Heer (army), Luftwaffe...
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The Wehrmacht (German pronunciation: [ˈveːɐ̯maxt] , lit. 'defence force') were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted...
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Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division. It had a strong Polish representation throughout its ranks. The 171st Reserve Division had been established on...
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Georg (1977). "239. Infanterie-Division". Die Landstreitkräfte 201-280. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg...
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effectiveness of the Wehrmacht formations. With this Army Group South withdrew to the line of the Dnieper. Personnel losses in August for the division were even...
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During World War II, the German Wehrmacht (combined armed forces - Heer, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe) committed systematic war crimes, including massacres...
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Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Divisions in WWII. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3438-7. Ripley, Tim (2003). The Wehrmacht: The German Army in World War...
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the Army Group G reserve until the German surrender in May 1945. After the Wehrmacht took heavy casualties among infantry divisions in the summer of 1944...
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German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War...
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