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  2. Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts - Wikipedia

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    Among the approximately one million foreign volunteers and conscripts who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II were ethnic Belgians, Czechs, Dutch, Finns, Danes, French, Hungarians, Norwegians, Poles, [1] Portuguese, Swedes, [2] Swiss along with people from Great Britain, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Balkans. [3]

  3. List of flags of the Wehrmacht and Heer (1933–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The flag was introduced on 14 March 1933 and was used until 23 July 1935. The position of Reichswehr Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht was held since 30 January 1933 by Werner von Blomberg. 1935: Command flag for the Reichskriegsminister and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht: Adopted on 23 July 1935 and used until 5 October 1935.

  4. Category:Flags of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Flags of Nazi Germany" ... List of flags of the Wehrmacht and Heer (1933–1945) ...

  5. Non-Germans in the German armed forces during World War II

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    [5] Many of the foreign volunteers fought in either the Waffen-SS or the Wehrmacht. Generally the non-Germanic troops were permitted into the Wehrmacht, whereas the Germanic volunteers were recruited into the service of the Waffen-SS as part of propaganda-driven "pan-Germanic army" of the future. [6]

  6. Wehrmacht - Wikipedia

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    Prior to World War II, the Wehrmacht strove to remain a purely ethnic German force; as such, minorities within and outside of Germany, such as the Czechs in annexed Czechoslovakia, were exempted from military service after Hitler's takeover in 1938. Foreign volunteers were generally not accepted in the German armed forces prior to 1941. [47]

  7. List of foreign volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The 373rd (Croatian) Infantry Division, as part of German Wehrmacht, fought in World War II; The 392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division, as part of German Wehrmacht, fought in World War II; The Croatian Air Force Legion, as part of German Luftwaffe fought in World War II on the Axis' side; The Croatian Anti-Aircraft Legion, as part of German ...

  8. Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts - Wikipedia

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    It grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions during World War II, serving alongside the Heer (army), while never formally being a part of it. [5] Adolf Hitler did not want the Waffen-SS integrated into either the army or the state police. Instead it was to remain an independent force of military-trained men at the disposal of the Führer ...

  9. Reichskriegsflagge - Wikipedia

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    Designed personally by Hitler, this flag served the Heer and the Luftwaffe as their war flag, and the Kriegsmarine as its war ensign (the national flag serving as jack). This flag was hoisted daily in barracks operated by units of the Wehrmacht , and it had to be flown from a pole positioned near the barracks entrance, or failing this, near the ...