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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The Eastern Front exacted a terrible toll on the German Army and Hitler’s refusal to abandon the Crimea needlessly cost Germany countless troops. More »
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During the Battle of France and the following occupation, Germany systematically ruined the country in May and June 1940. More »
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Winston Churchill’s Britain not only had to fend off the powerful Luftwaffe but also defeat isolationism in America. More »
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Retreating Germans turned on their Soviet pursuers at the Battle of Targul Frumos, inflicting heavy losses on Red Army tanks, buying valuable time. More »
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Richard Sorge gained valuable Soviet military intelligence for the Soviet Union, but in the end he paid with his life. More »
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Hermann Göring’s ‘Wunderwaffen,’ the Messerschmitt Me-262, was among several unveiled for the Führer that the Nazis hoped would turn the tide of war. More »
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By cracking the enigma codes, the work of British code breakers at Bletchley Park foiled the German U-boat threat. More »
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Thanks to technological advances and local help, a Wehrmacht Pioneer was finally located and laid to rest years after Operation Barbarossa. More »
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Nazi war propaganda was designed largely by Joseph Goebbels, whose poor view of the German public led to themes of demagoguery rather than reason. More »
