German Army (1935–1945) - Wikipedia
Coupled with operational and tactical methods such as encirclements and "battle of annihilation", the German military managed quick victories in the two initial years of World War II, a new style of warfare described as Blitzkrieg (lightning war) for its speed and destructive power.
Category:German military personnel of World War II - Wikipedia
Pages in category "German military personnel of World War II". The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 195 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Finding German Army WW2 Service Records - FamilySearch
2020年2月13日 · Locating records that have information about a German soldier may be tricky but not necessarily impossible. Below are some of the ways you can learn more about your German ancestor’s military service in World War II.
Wehrmacht - Wikipedia
The Wehrmacht directed combat operations during World War II (from 1 September 1939 – 8 May 1945) as the German Reich's armed forces umbrella command-organization.
Nazi War Machine: Why the WWII German Army Was So Strong
The combat prowess of the German soldier in World War II was grudgingly acknowledged by his adversaries, and historians have noted that as a whole the Heer acquitted itself with tremendous courage in the face of a continually deteriorating strategic and tactical situation after 1942.
Understanding World War II through the eyes of German soldiers
For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a broad popular narrative—reinforced through thousands of films and books—cast the German military as unthinking tools of Nazi ideology.
"Why Are We Still Fighting?": The Mindset of German Soldiers ...
2024年5月26日 · After years of ceaseless fighting across Europe, North Africa, and the Eastern Front, Hitler‘s armies had been bled white. With defeat looming, German soldiers in the last months of World War II grappled with a complex swirl of emotions and motivations as they fought to the bitter end.