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The German Army (German: Heer, German: ⓘ; lit. ' army ') was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, [b] the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946. [4]
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 ...
Soviet military memorials and cemeteries in Germany (3 P) Pages in category "World War II memorials in Germany" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Throughout the war, army and SS soldiers worked together in various combat situations, creating bonds between the two groups. [104] Guderian noted that every day the war continued the Army and the SS became closer together. [104] Towards the end of the war, army units would even be placed under the command of the SS, in Italy and the ...
Army Badges and Insignia of World War 2 Book One (Second ed.). New York: Blanford Press. Verlag Moritz Ruhl (1936). Deutsche Uniformen [German Uniforms] (in German). Leipzig: Verlag Moritz Ruhl. War Department (1 September 1943). TM-E 30-451 Handbook on German Military Forces. Washington, D.C.: War Department. War Department (15 March 1945).
List of German corps in World War II. This is a list of German Army corps that existed during World War II. Army (Heer) Infantry corps. I–IX. I Army Corps ...
This is a list of German military units during World War II which contains all military units that served with the German Armed Forces . Major units above corps level are listed here. For smaller units, see list of German corps in World War II and list of German divisions in World War II .
The designation "Light" (leichte in German) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and ...