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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.
May 8, 1941
The German raider Pinguin is sunk by HMS Cornwall off the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean.
May 8, 1945
VE-DAY (Victory-in-Europe Day). – In deference to the Soviet victors, the surrender ceremony at Rheims of the previous day is repeated before Marshall Zhukov and other Soviet generals at Karlshorst, a suburb of Berlin. The last convoys of German refugees from the Eastarrive in western Baltic ports, ending the largest rescue operation bysea in history. Since January 25, a total of 420,000 civilians andwounded soldiers have been evacuated – besides the U-boat campaign, itis the Kriegsmarine’s most memorable feat of WWII. The remnants of AOKOstpreussen have held their positions in the Vistula delta and the Frische Nehrung to the last. In recognition of their valor, theircommander, General der Panzertruppen von Saucken, is awarded the Diamonds to the Knight’s Cross by Grossadmiral Dönitz.
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