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Reichswehr
The German Imperial Army 1918 – 1935The units, formations, and organizations of the transitional Weimar-era German Army and Navy.
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Reichsmarine
The German Navy 1919-1935The units, formations, and organizations of the transitional Weimar-era German Navy.
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Luftwaffe
The Nazi German Air Force 1935-1945The units, formations, and organization of the German Air force (Luftwaffe), including both air and ground units.
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Waffen-SS
The Nazi German Armed Waffen-SS 1933-1945The units, formations, and organizations of the Armed SS, from the largest Army to the smallest battalions.
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Heer
The Nazi German Army 1935-1945The units, formations, and organizations of the Nazi German Army.
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Kriegsmarine
The Nazi German Navy 1935-1945The units, formations, and organization of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine), including ships and naval ground units.
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Wehrmachtsgefolge
Auxiliary OrganizationsThe history of the Armed Forces Auxiliary organizations that assisted or aided the German military during and prior to WWII.
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Kollaboration
Axis CollaborationThe history of the collaborationist formations that assisted the German Armed Forces during WWII.
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Alliierte
Axis PowersThe history of the European Axis Powers that fought alongside Germany during WWII.
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Freiwillige
Foreign VolunteersThe history of the extensive foreign volunteer formations that served within the German Armed Forces during WWII.
German Military Events on this Date
Read a chronological listing of German military events that occurred 1939-1945 this month.
October 14, 1939
U-47 (Kapitanleutnant Prien) enters the British naval base of Scapa Flow and sinks the battleship Royal Oak.
October 14, 1941
German troops capture Rshev, 100 miles W of Moscow.
October 14, 1942
In the northern part of Stalingrad, units of 6.Armee (von Paulus) advance in bitter fighting and surround the heavily defended Tractor Factory, following a series of devastating attacks (over 3,000 sorties) by bombers of Luftflotte 7 (von Richthofen).
October 14, 1943
The US 8th Air Force delivers a heavy attack against the ball bearing plants at Schweinfurt but at a heavy price of the original force of 291 B-17's, 198 are either shot down or damaged beyond repair, while the Luftwaffe lost about 40 fighter planes. German forces evacuate the Zaporoshe bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Dnepr river.
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