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The following is a general overview of the Heer main uniforms, used by the German Army prior to and during World War II. Terms such as M40 and M43 were never designated by the Wehrmacht , but are names given to the different versions of the Model 1936 field tunic by modern collectors, to discern between variations, as the M36 was steadily ...
Pages in category "German Army personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 290 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Reichsheer's shoulder-straps to enlisted men (German: Mannschaften) were very similar to those of World War I, made of feldgrau uniform cloth with pointed or "gable" button ends. In December 1934 the material was changed to grey badge-cloth ( Abzeichentuch ) and in September 1935 changed again to dark bottle-green ( flaschengrün ).
The Ivanhorod Einsatzgruppen photograph is a prominent depiction of the Holocaust in Ukraine, on the Eastern Front of World War II. Dated to 1942, it shows a soldier aiming his rifle at a woman who is trying to shield a child with her body, portraying one of numerous genocidal killings carried out against Jews by the Einsatzgruppen within ...
Contrary to popular belief, the German Army in World War II was not a mechanised juggernaut as a whole. In 1941, between 60 and 70 percent of their forces were not motorised, relying on railroad for rapid movement and on horse-drawn transport cross country. The percentage of motorisation decreased thereafter. [23]
Pages in category "German Army soldiers of World War II" The following 135 pages are in this category, out of 135 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "German Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 504 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .