Legendary Panzer Ace Michael Wittmann
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SS tanker Michael Wittmann became the most famous armor ace of World War II and died in the process. More »
Wehrmacht, literally translated as “defense force,” is the collective term used to describe the German military machine during the decade from 1935 to 1945 and throughout World War II. Although the term Wehrmacht is often used in describing the German Army alone, the Wehrmacht encompassed the German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, and the German Army, or Heer.
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SS tanker Michael Wittmann became the most famous armor ace of World War II and died in the process. More »
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From North Africa to the Italian Alps, Vladimir Peniakoff harried the Germans and Italians at every opportunity. More »
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The German conquest and occupation of Belgium during World War II is a dark chapter in the history of the nation. More »
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The initial Red Army offensive into East Prussia set the stage for the crushing advance that followed in early 1945. More »
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The Roer River dams of western Germany posed serious threat to projected Allied operations into the enemy’s industrial region. More »
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The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression pact of 1939, or Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, shocked the world. More »
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Weeks of casualties made the American effort to capture the Hürtgen in the winter of 1944-1945 one of the most costly in the nation’s history. More »
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The Czech-designed Panzer 38(t) armored vehicle was used extensively by German panzer divisions. More »
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The Allies learned bitter lessons during the August 1942 Dieppe Raid, which helped with the success of Operation Overlord two years later. More »
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The Soviet Army liberated the Taman Peninsula during a month of hard fighting in the autumn of 1943. More »
