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Germany

Full Name 4 Greater German Empire
Alliance Axis - Major Member Nation
Entry into WW2 1 Sep 1939
Population in 1939 79,800,000
Military Deaths in WW2 5,500,000
Civilian Deaths in WW2 2,000,000
 - Civ Deaths from Holocaust 160,000

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ww2dbaseOn 27 Feb 1933, the Reichstag was set on fire, generally believed to be started by a Dutch communist. The propaganda machine of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, the National Socialist German Workers' Party or Nazi Party for short, seized the opportunity to claim their importance in a Germany now influenced by the dangerous expansionist philosophies of communism. Slowly, Germany became a single-party republic, and Adolf Hitler became a practical monarch with absolute power over the nation. For the most part, Germany welcomed the dictatorship. Many considered the Versailles Treaty a gross violation of German sovereignty, and the economic depression that hit Germany left the German people thirsting for a strong leader who could bring Germany to the world stage again. Hitler manipulated politics and popular opinion with the total control of media and a powerful propaganda machine so that he could fill that role. Over the course of the 1930s, he courted industrial leaders and established a strong war production base, while he also charmed military leaders with visions of glory through conquest. The first military move took place in 1936 when German troops marched into Rhineland. In 1938, Hitler's native country Austria was annexed within German borders, followed by Czechoslovakia and Memel in 1939. Finally, the European War broke out in 1939. One by one, Poland, the Low Countries, and France fell. In Jun 1941, even Germany's recent ally Russia was invaded. In Dec 1941, after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany boldly declared war on the US as well. The illusion of Germany Army's invincibility soon fell apart, however, when the attack on Moscow, and then Stalingrad, grinded away German strength. In Jun 1944, the Normandy campaign eroded the Western Front as well. The pressures of a two-front war finally led to the total collapse of the German military. Hitler committed suicide on 30 Apr 1945, and Germany surrendered a week later.

ww2dbaseThe Nazi German period is sometimes referred to as the "Third Reich", which was a name used in Nazi propaganda. It was meant to create a sense of connection between Nazi Germany and the first two great empires in German history, the Holy Roman Empire and the German empire under Kaiser Wilhelm I and Kaiser Wilhelm II.

ww2dbaseA heinous legacy was left with the departure of the Nazi regime. The Holocaust, or the systematic extermination of Jews, Slavs, homosexuals, the disabled, communists, and many other groups, left 11 million dead all across Europe. Of that total, more than half were Jews. Majdanek, Natzweiler-Struthof, Dachau, Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and so many other concentration camps horrified those who found them. German industries such as I. G. Farben and Fried. Krupp, too, joined in on the pillage of Europe, illegally seizing industries in the conquered nations and employed slave labor from the concentration camps. Advocates such as Simon Wiesenthal dedicated their efforts in finding those responsible for the murders and bringing them to justice.

ww2dbaseAfter the war, Germany was divided into occupation zones, which led to the division of East and West Germany during the Cold War.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.

People
Abetz, OttoGrynszpan, HerschelModel, Walter
Abraham, ErichGuderian, HeinzMoltke, Helmuth
Altenburg, GüntherGöring, HermannMorell, Theodor
Altvater, JohannaGöth, AmonMußfeldt, Erich
Aschmann, KurtHaase, WernerMölders, Werner
Assmann, HeinzHalder, FranzMüller, Friedrich-Wilhelm
Axmann, ArturHansen, ErikNeumann, Eduard
Bauer, FriedrichHausser, PaulNiemöller, Martin
Baur, EleonoreHeinrichOsterkamp, Theodor
Beck, LudwigHeitz, WalterPapen, Franz
Bergmann, JohannesHermann FlorstedtPaulus, Friedrich
Best, WernerHeusinger, AdolfPetri, Erna
Bismarck, GeorgHeydrich, ReinhardPetri, Horst
Blaskowitz, JohannesHeydte, FriedrichPhilipp
Block, JosefineHeß, RudolfPrien, Günther
Blomberg, AxelHimmler, HeinrichPuttkamer, Karl-Jesco
Blomberg, WernerHitler, AdolfRaeder, Erich
Blome, KurtHoffmann, FriedrichRath, Ernst vom
Blösche, JosefHoffmann, HeinrichReichenau, Walther
Bock, FedorHoth, HermannReitsch, Hanna
Bonhoeffer, DietrichHähle, JohannesReymann, Helmuth
Bormann, JuanaHöss, RudolfRibbentrop, Joachim
Brandenberger, ErichIlk, IroRichthofen, Wolfram
Brandt, HeinzJef FrançoisRoettig, Wilhelm
Brauchitsch, WaltherJoachim KuehnRommel, Erwin
Braun, EvaJodl, AlfredRosenberg, Alfred
Braun, WernherJosiasRuge, Friedrich
Briesen, KurtJoyce, WilliamRundstedt, Gerd
Buhle, WaltherKaltenbrunner, ErnstRust, Bernhard
Burgdorf, WilhelmKarl BurkSauckel, Fritz
Böhme, HorstKeitel, WilhelmSchellenberg, Walther
Bühler, JosefKersten, FelixSchindler, Oskar
Canaris, WilhelmKesselring, AlbertSchmid, Anton
Christiansen, FriedrichKleist, PaulSchmidt, Kurt
Daluege, KurtKluge, GüntherSchneiders, Toni
Degrelle, LéonKoch, IlseSchreiber, Walter
Dietl, EduardKoch, Karl-OttoSchwalbe, Felix
Dietrich, JosefKolbe, FritzSchörner, Ferdinand
Dohnanyi, HansKreipe, HeinrichSkorzeny, Otto
Dornberger, WalterKrupinski, WalterSpeer, Albert
Dostler, AntonKrupp, AlfriedSperrle, Hugo
Dönitz, KarlKrupp, GustavStauffenberg, Claus
EgmontKuehn, BernardStettner von Grabenhofen, Walter
Eichmann, AdolfKuehn, FriedelStroop, Jürgen
Einstein, AlbertKuehn, SusanStudent, Kurt
Epp, FranzKuhlmann, Hans-GüntherStudnitz, Hans Georg
Falck, WolfgangKüchler, GeorgTodt, Fritz
Falkenhausen, AlexanderLafrenz, TrauteTranow, Wilhelm
Falkenhorst, NikolausLammers, HansTraub, Erich
Felmy, HellmuthLangsdorff, HansUdet, Ernst
Forster, AlbertLanz, HubertVeesenmayer, Edmund
Frank, HansLe Suire, KarlVermehren, Erich
Frank, KarlLeeb, WilhelmVogelsang, Ernst
Fretter-Pico, MaximilianLeroy, JacquesWeichs, Maximilian
Frick, WilhelmLippert, LucienWeidling, Helmuth
Frike, KurtList, WilhelmWeinrother, Carl
Fritsch, WernerLudwiger, HartwigWeiss, Martin
Galland, AdolfLöhr, AlexanderWenck, Walther
Gehlen, ReinhardMaisel, ErnstWenneker, Paul
Giesler, PaulManstein, ErichWilhelm
Goebbels, JosephManteuffel, HassoWiligut, Karl
Grabmann, WalterMarseille, Hans-JoachimWilmowsky, Tilo
Greim, RobertMeier, LiselotteWünsche, Max
Greiser, ArthurMerten, MaxZangen, Gustav-Adolf
Grund, HorstMilch, ErhardZeitzler, Kurt


Events Taken Place in Germany
Treaty of Berlin24 Apr 1926
The Reichstag Fire27 Feb 1933
Re-militarization of Rhineland7 Mar 1936
Anti-Comintern Pact25 Nov 1936
Hossbach Conference5 Nov 1937
Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland29 Sep 1938 - 10 Oct 1938
The Danzig Crisis24 Oct 1938 - 29 Aug 1939
Kristallnacht9 Nov 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
The Pact of Steel22 May 1939
The Tripartite Pact27 Sep 1940
Wannsee Conference20 Jan 1942
Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities28 Mar 1942 - 3 Apr 1945
Dambuster Raid17 May 1943
Operation Frantic2 Jun 1944 - 22 Sep 1944
V-Weapons Campaign13 Jun 1944 - 30 Mar 1945
July Plot20 Jul 1944 - 21 Jul 1944
Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust24 Jul 1944 - 29 Apr 1945
Operation Aphrodite and Operation Anvil4 Aug 1944 - 1 Jan 1945
Battle of Hürtgen Forest19 Sep 1944 - 10 Feb 1945
Nemmersdorf Massacre22 Oct 1944
Vistula-Oder Offensive12 Jan 1945 - 2 Feb 1945
East Prussian Offensive13 Jan 1945 - 26 Apr 1945
Advance to the Rhine20 Jan 1945 - 25 Mar 1945
Silesian Offensive and the Siege of Breslau8 Feb 1945 - 6 May 1945
East Pomeranian Offensive24 Feb 1945 - 4 Apr 1945
Crossing the Rhine22 Mar 1945 - 1 Apr 1945
Fall of the Ruhr25 Mar 1945 - 18 Apr 1945
Southern Germany Campaign28 Mar 1945 - 2 May 1945
Battle of Berlin16 Apr 1945 - 2 May 1945
Germany's Surrender7 May 1945
Potsdam Conference16 Jul 1945 - 26 Jul 1945
Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany18 Oct 1945 - 13 Apr 1949


Aircraft
Ar 195Bf 108 TaifunFi 156 StorchHe 177 GreifJu 52
Ar 196Bf 109Fi 167He 178Ju 87 Stuka
Ar 232Bf 110Fw 187 FalkeHe 219 UhuJu 88
Ar 234 BlitzBü 181Fw 189 UhuHe 280Ju 89
Ar 68DFS 230Fw 190 WürgerHe 70 BlitzMe 163 Komet
Ar 95Do 17Fw 200 CondorHs 123Me 210
Ar 96Do 18Fw 44 StieglitzHs 126Me 262 Schwalbe
BV 138 SeedracheDo 217He 111 Doppel-BlitzHs 129Me 323 Gigant
BV 141Do 24He 112Ju 188Me 410 Hornisse
BV 222 WikingDo 335 PfeilHe 115Ju 290Ta 152
Ba 349 NatterDo XHe 162 VolksjägerJu 388 StörtebekerTa 154 Moskito


Ships
1934-classM330M82U-130U-382
1944-class *M34M83U-131U-39
A *M341M84U-132U-4
A *M342M85U-133U-40
Admiral Graf SpeeM343M9U-134U-401
Admiral HipperM344MichelU-135U-402
Admiral ScheerM345MirceaU-136U-403
Adolf LüderitzM346MöweU-137U-41
AlbatrosM347NU-138U-42
Albert Leo SchlageterM348N *U-139U-43
AltmarkM35N *U-14U-44
AtlantisM36N *U-140U-442
B *M361N2 *U-141U-45
B *M362NordmarkU-142U-452
BismarckM363NympheU-143U-453
BlücherM364NürnbergU-144U-454
BremseM365O *U-145U-459
BrummerM366O *U-146U-46
BussardM367O *U-147U-460
C *M368O2 *U-148U-461
C *M369OrionU-149U-462
Carl PetersM37OstmarkU-15U-463
Carl ZeissM370Otto WünscheU-150U-464
CoronelM371P *U-151U-47
D *M372P *U-152U-4714
D *M373P *U-153U-48
DeutschlandM374P1 *U-154U-49
DithmarschenM375P10 *U-155U-491
Dithmarschen-classM376P11 *U-156U-492
E *M377P12 *U-157U-493
EmdenM378 *P2 *U-158U-494
ErmlandM379 *P2 *U-159U-5
Erwin WassnerM38P3 *U-16U-50
F *M380 *P4 *U-160U-505
F-classM381P5 *U-161U-51
F1M382P6 *U-162U-52
F10M383P7 *U-163U-53
F2M384P8 *U-164U-530
F3M385P9 *U-165U-537
F4M386PinguinU-166U-54
F5M387Prinz EugenU-167U-55
F6M388Q *U-168U-559
F7M389Q *U-169U-56
F8M39Q *U-17U-57
F9M4Q2 *U-170U-575
FalkeM401R *U-171U-576
FalkeM402R *U-172U-577
FrankenM403R2 *U-173U-578
FriesenlandM404RichthofenU-174U-58
GM405SP1U-175U-59
G *M406SP10 *U-176U-6
G1M407SP11 *U-177U-60
G2M408SP12 *U-178U-61
G3M409 *SP13 *U-179U-62
G4 *M410 *SP14 *U-18U-63
GneisenauM411SP15 *U-180U-64
Gorch FockM412SP16 *U-181U-65
Gorch Fock-classM413SP17 *U-182U-66
Graf ZeppelinM414SP18 *U-183U-67
GreifM415SP19 *U-184U-68
GreifM416SP2 *U-185U-684
GrilleM417 *SP20 *U-186U-685
HM418 *SP21 *U-187U-686
H *M419 *SP22 *U-188U-687
H *M420 *SP3 *U-189U-688
H-classM421SP4 *U-19U-689
Hans Albrecht WedelM422SP5 *U-190U-69
Hans Albrecht Wedel-classM423SP6 *U-191U-7
HavellandM424SP7 *U-192U-70
HelaM425SP8 *U-193U-71
Herbert NorkusM426SP9 *U-194U-72
Hermann KöhlM427SaarU-195U-73
Horst WesselM428ScharnhorstU-196U-736
IltisM429 *SchlesienU-197U-737
JM430 *Schleswig-HolsteinU-198U-738
JaguarM431Schnellboot-classU-199U-74
K *M432SchwabenlandU-2U-745
K-classM433SeeadlerU-20U-746
K1 *M434SeydlitzU-200U-75
K1-class *M435Spähkreuzer 1938-classU-201U-751
K2 *M436StierU-202U-752
K3 *M437T1U-203U-754
K4 *M438T10U-204U-76
KarlsruheM439 *T11U-205U-77
KometM440 *T12U-206U-78
KondorM441T13U-207U-79
KormoranM442T14U-208U-8
KurmarkM443T15U-209U-80
KölnM444T16U-21U-81
KönigsbergM445T17U-210U-82
L *M446T18U-211U-821
LeipzigM447 *T19U-212U-822
LeopardM448 *T2U-213U-83
LuchsM449 *T20U-214U-84
LützowM450 *T21U-215U-85
MM451 *T22U-216U-86
M *M452 *T23U-217U-860
M *M453 *T24U-218U-869
M *M454 *T25U-22U-87
M-classM455 *T26U-226U-88
M-classM456 *T27U-228U-89
M1M457 *T28U-23U-9
M10M458 *T29U-2321U-90
M101M459T3U-2322U-908
M102M460T30U-2323U-91
M103M461T31U-2324U-92
M104M462T32U-2325U-922
M107M463T33U-2326U-923
M11M464 *T34U-235U-924
M12M465 *T35U-238U-925
M13M466 *T36U-239U-926
M131M467T37U-24U-927
M132M468T38U-240U-928
M133M469T39U-241U-929
M14M470T4U-249U-93
M15M471T40U-25U-930
M151M472 *T41U-2501U-931
M152M473 *T42U-251U-932
M153M474 *T43U-2549U-94
M154M475T44U-26U-95
M155M476T45U-27U-96
M156M477 *T46U-28U-97
M16M478 *T47U-287U-977
M17M479 *T48U-29U-98
M18M480 *T5U-3U-99
M19M481 *T50U-30UA
M2M482 *T51U-3001Waldemar Kophamel
M2 *M483T52 *U-3008Weissesee
M20M484T53 *U-3009Westfalen
M201M485 *T54 *U-3010Widder
M202M486T55 *U-3011Wilhelm Bauer
M203M487 *T56 *U-3012Wilhelm Bauer-class
M204M488 *T57 *U-3013Wilhelm Gustloff
M205M489T58 *U-3014Wolf
M206M490 *T59 *U-3015Z1 Leberecht Maass
M21M491 *T6U-3016Z10 Hans Lody
M22M492 *T60 *U-3017Z11 Bernd Von Arnim
M23M493 *T7U-3019Z12 Erich Giese
M24M494 *T8U-3036Z13 Erich Koellner
M25M495T9U-3042Z14 Friedrich Ihn
M251M496TangaU-3043Z15 Erich Steinbrinck
M252M5ThorU-3048Z16 Friedrich Eckholdt
M253M6TigerU-3049Z17 Diether von Roeder
M254M601 *TirpitzU-3052Z18 Hans Ludemann
M255M602 *TsingtauU-3053Z19 Hermann Kunne
M256M603 *Type 1936B-classU-3054Z2 Georg Thiele
M26M604 *Type VII-classU-3055Z20 Karl Galster
M261M605 *Type XXVIIU-3056Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
M262M606 *U-1U-3057Z22 Anton Schmitt
M263M607 *U-10U-3058Z23
M264M608 *U-100U-3059Z24
M265M609 *U-101U-3060Z25
M266M610 *U-1011U-3061Z26
M267M611 *U-102U-3062Z27
M27M612U-103U-3063Z28
M271M613 *U-104U-31Z29
M272M614 *U-105U-32Z3 Max Schultz
M273M615 *U-1059U-33Z30
M274M616 *U-106U-331Z31
M275M617 *U-107U-332Z32
M276M618 *U-108U-333Z33
M277M619 *U-109U-334Z34
M278M620 *U-11U-34Z35
M279M621 *U-110U-35Z36
M28M622 *U-111U-3504Z37
M280M623 *U-112 *U-3505Z38
M29M624 *U-113 *U-3510Z39
M291M625 *U-1133U-3511Z4 Richard Beitzen
M292M626 *U-1134U-3512Z40 *
M293M627 *U-1135U-3515Z41 *
M294M628 *U-114 *U-3516Z42 *
M295 *M629 *U-115 *U-3517Z43
M296M630 *U-116U-3518Z44
M297 *M631 *U-117U-3519Z45
M3M632 *U-118U-3520Z46
M30M633 *U-119U-3521Z47
M301M7U-12U-3522Z48 *
M302M8U-120U-3523Z49 *
M303M801 *U-121U-3524Z5 Paul Jacobi
M304M802 *U-122U-3525Z50 *
M305M803 *U-123U-3526Z51
M306M804 *U-1233U-3527Z52
M307M805 *U-1234U-3528Z53
M31M806 *U-1235U-3535Z54
M32M807 *U-1239U-3536Z55
M321M808 *U-124U-3537Z56
M322M809 *U-1240U-3538Z57 *
M323M81U-125U-3539Z58 *
M324M810 *U-126U-3540Z6 Theodor Riedel
M325M811 *U-127U-3541Z7 Hermann Schoemann
M326M812 *U-128U-3542Z8 Bruno Heinemann
M327M813 *U-1280U-36Z9 Wolfgang Zenker
M328M814 *U-1282U-37
M329M815 *U-129U-373
M33M816 *U-13U-38


* Planned only; not actually built

Vehicles
G31SdKfz 124 Wespe
Hornisse/NashornSdKfz 131/132 Marder II
JagdpantherSdKfz 135 Marder I
K800SdKfz 138/1 Grille
KS600SdKfz 138/139 Marder III
KS750SdKfz 161/3 Möbelwagen
Karl-GerätSdKfz 165 Hummel
Kfz. 305 BlitzSdKfz 186 Jagdtiger
KübelwagenSdKfz 2 Kettenkrad
Leichter PanzerspähwagenSdKfz 231/232/233/263 (8-Rad)
Panzerjäger Tiger (P) 'Elefant'SdKfz 231/232/263 (6-Rad)
PzKpfw ISdKfz 234 (8-Rad)
PzKpfw IISdKfz 250
PzKpfw IIISdKfz 251
PzKpfw IVSdKfz 6
PzKpfw NbFz V/VISdKfz 6/3 Diana
PzKpfw Tiger Ausf. B 'Tiger II'SdKfz 7
PzKpfw V PantherSturer Emil
PzKpfw VI Ausf. E 'Tiger I'Sturmgeschütz III
R75Sturmgeschütz IV
SdKfz 10Sturmpanzer


Weapons
10.5 cm FlaK 38 Anti-Aircraft Gun7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 Recoilless Gun
10.5 cm Geb H 40 Field Gun7.5 cm PaK 40 Anti-Tank Gun
10.5 cm Kanone 17 Field Gun7.5 cm PaK 41 Anti-Tank Gun
10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 Recoilless Gun7.5 cm le.IG 18 Field Gun
10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 Recoilless Gun8 cm Granatwerfer 34 Launcher
10.5 cm SK L/60 Coastal Defense Gun8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37 Anti-Aircraft Gun
10.5 cm leFH 16 Field Gun8.8 cm FlaK 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun
10.5 cm leFH 18 Field Gun8.8 cm PaK 43 Anti-Tank Gun
10.5 cm sK 18 Field Gun80 cm Gustav Railway Gun
12 cm Granatwerfer 42 Launcher8H63 Anti-Tank Gun
12.8 cm FlaK 40 Anti-Aircraft GunEMP Submachine Gun
15 cm Kanone 18 Field GunEnigma Machine Communications
15 cm Kanone in Eisenbahnlafette Railway GunFG 42 Rifle
15 cm NbW 41 LauncherG7es Type V Torpedo
15 cm SK C/28 Coastal Defense GunGewehr 41 Rifle
15 cm Tbts C/36 Coastal Defense GunGewehr 43 Rifle
15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 13 Field GunGewehr 98 Rifle
15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 Field GunHafthohlladung Grenade
15 cm schweres Infanterie Geschütz 33 Field GunHitler Youth Knife Blade
17 cm Kanone 18 Field GunKampfmesser 42 Blade
17 cm SK L/40 Coastal Defense GunMG 08 Machine Gun
2 cm Flugabwehrkanone/Gebirgsflak/Flakvierling 38 Anti-Aircraft GunMG 13 Machine Gun
2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 Anti-Tank GunMG 15 Machine Gun
20 mm MG-FF Oerlikon Aircraft AutocannonMG 34 Machine Gun
21 cm K 12 (E) Railway GunMG 42 Machine Gun
21 cm Kanone 38 Field GunMP 35 Submachine Gun
21 cm Mrs 18 Field GunMP 40 Submachine Gun
24 cm K 3 Field GunMauser C96 Handgun
24 cm Schnelladekanone Theodor Karl Railway GunMauser Kar98k Rifle
28 cm K5 (E) Railway GunMauser Standardmodell Rifle
28 cm SK L/50 Coastal Defense GunModel 24 Stielhandgranate Grenade
28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E) Railway GunModel 39 Eihandgranate Grenade
3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 Anti-Aircraft GunModel 43 Stielhandgranate Grenade
3.7 cm PaK 36 Anti-Tank GunPanzerbüchse 38 Anti-Tank Rifle
38 cm Siegfried Kanone Coastal Defense GunPanzerbüchse 39 Anti-Tank Rifle
4.2 cm PaK 41 Anti-Tank GunPanzerfaust Launcher
40.6 cm Schnelladekanone C/34 Adolf Coastal Defense GunParabellum P08 'Luger' Handgun
5 cm PaK 38 Anti-Tank GunRaketenpanzerbüchse 54 'Panzerschreck' Launcher
50 mm Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft GunSauer 38H Handgun
7.5 cm Feldkanone 16 neuer Art Field GunStahlhelm Headgear
7.5 cm Feldkanone 18 Field GunSturmgewehr 44 Rifle
7.5 cm Feldkanone 38 Field GunVergeltungswaffe 1 Missile
7.5 cm Feldkanone 7M85 Field GunVergeltungswaffe 2 Missile
7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 Field GunWalther P38 Handgun
7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42 Field Gun


Territories, Possessions, and Nations Under the Influence of Germany
AustriaCzechoslovakia


Facilities
AG Vulcan StettinShipyard
Atlas Werke AGShipyard
Bergen-Belsen Concentration CampPrison Camp
Berlin Zoo Flak TowerFortification
Blohm und VossShipyard
Bremer Vulkan AGShipyard
Buchenwald Concentration CampPrison Camp
Colditz CastlePrison Camp
Dachau Concentration CampPrison Camp
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AGShipyard
Deutsche Werft HamburgShipyard
Deutsche Werke KielShipyard
Elsflether Werft AGShipyard
F. Schichau ElbingShipyard
F. Schichau KönigsburgShipyard
F. Schichau PillauShipyard
Flensburger Schiffbau AGShipyard
Flossenbürg Concentration CampPrison Camp
Friedrich Krupp GermaniawerftShipyard
H. C. Stülcken SohnShipyard
Hadamar Euthanasia CenterPrison Camp
HASAG LeipzigPrison Camp, Factory
Howaldtswerke HamburgShipyard
Howaldtswerke KielShipyard
Joh. C. Tecklenborg Schiffswerft- und Maschinenfabrik AGShipyard
Kaufering Concentration CampPrison Camp
KriegsmarinewerftShipyard
Lichterfelde BarracksArmy Base
Lübecker Flenderwerke AGShipyard
Lübecker Schiff- und Maschinenbau AGShipyard
LuftfahrtforschungsanstaltOther
Marlag und Milag NordPrison Camp
Möhnesee DamOther
Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik GmbhShipyard
Nordseewerke EmdenShipyard
Oderwerke AGShipyard
Oranienburg Concentration CampPrison Camp
Peenemünde Army Research CenterOther
Ravensbrück Concentration CampPrison Camp
Reich ChancelleryGovernment Building
Reichstag Building and Kroll Opera HouseGovernment Building
Reiherstieg-Schiffswerft und MaschinenfabrikShipyard
RickmersShipyard
Sachsenhausen Concentration CampPrison Camp
Schiffbau Gesellschaft Unterweser GmbhShipyard
Schlichting-WerftShipyard
Schloß WewelsburgOther
Schweinfurt Ball Bearing FactoriesFactory
Seebeckwerft AGShipyard
ZossenMilitary Headquarters

Photographs

Yosuke Matsuoka and Adolf Hitler, Berlin, Germany, late Mar 1941; note Joachim von Ribbentrop in backgroundAdolf Hitler at the Wolf
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Maps

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1. Commenter identity confirmed BILL says:
20 Jun 2009 08:46:32 PM

Did you know: 17,277,180 Germans voted for the Nazi party in the democratic elections
of March 1933, the last to held in Germany,
until after 1945.

"We have become once more true Germans."

-Adolf Hitler, March 1933
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
11 Dec 2009 01:48:10 PM

From the end of World War I to the End of
World War II, German Arms Industry was able
to produce:

14,000,000 98K Rifles
1,200,000 Lugers Pistols
1,100,000 P-38 Pistols
1,000,000 MP-40 Machine Pistols
425,000 MP-44 Assault Rifles
400,000 MG-34 Machine guns
700,000 MG-42 Machine guns
During World War II the Germans also captured
weapons from the countries, that were invaded and occupied, adding millions of new
weapons to the Wehrmacht.

After World War II in the 1950's and early 1960's the US Army developed new Infantry weapons, for example the M-60 Machine gun
was inspired by the MG-34 and 42 Machine guns
that became the basic infantry unit machine gun. The M-16 became the basic infantry rifle
3. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
14 Dec 2009 06:21:15 PM

Next to the "Jackboot" was the "Stahlhelm"
or(Steel Helmit)that made the image of the Wehrmacht. This helmit first came into use during the First World War, replacing the
Pickelhaube(Spiked Helmit).
After W.W.I it continued to be used by the
German army between the wars.
In the late 1930's the M-1935 improved model
that was lighter more compact and more
comfortable to ware. There was also a
Fallschirmjager version designed for use by
the Paratroops it was cut down, to lessen
the risk of neck injuries.
The M-56 originally designed in 1942, as a
replacement for the M-1935 Stahlhelm However,
the design did not progress during the war.
The East German M-1956 was a copy of the 1942
design,and was issued to the Volkspolzei and
to the East German Army.

Post-War use:
Germany's GSG-9 Special unit used the W.W.II
Paratroop helmit.
Even the old 1960's T.V. Show "Hogans Heros"
had a W.W.II Officers Cap tilted slightly
on a Pickelhaube Spike Helmit.
After W.W.II many countries in Europe used
german military equipment among them were
the Stahlhelm. At one time, over 28 countries
used the Stahlhelm.
4. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
15 Dec 2009 02:57:53 PM

What's a Jackboot? Any type of combat boot, that is mid-calf, and does not use any type of type of laces.
The Jackboot is connected with terror and
the Nazi regime, but this boot has been used
by German armies in World War I, and before.
During the later part of World War II with
the shortage of material, short ankle boot's w/ gaiters replaced the jackboot in many
German Military units.

Did you know:
Jackboot's have been used with British army
regiments since the 18th Century, and with other foreign armies in europe ,but the
Jackboot has been associated w/ Totalitarian
regimes, as the former USSR and East Germany.
The East German version was of poor quality
and style, that some experts say, they are
not worth having at any price.
Hessian soldiers wore Jackboot's fighting
with the British, during the American War for
Independence,and the boot was used by armies through the Napolenic Wars, even General of
the American Army, George Washington had a
pair.
Today many Motorcycle Police ware a similar
version of the Jackboot.
To learn more about the Jackboot, and the
German Soldier Read:

"JACKBOOT"
by John Laffin
History Press
Published 2/6/04
ISBN-10 0750934786
ISBN-13 978-0750934787

Did you know:
The word "Jawohl" meaning Yes, Yes Indeed or Absolutely Yes! Became so strongly associated with World War II, that it is not used in the New German Army (Heer). I would also think, that the clicking of the heels
along with a hand salute, is also a big, big
no, no.

"JAWOHL"!.
5. Anonymous says:
30 Dec 2009 05:57:13 AM

I often used "Jawohl" (spoken: jawoll faster and louder) during my time in the German Heer. But I never clicked heels along with a hand salute. I served in the 80`s - Sorry Bill.
6. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
2 Jan 2010 05:58:58 PM

To Anonymous:
30 Dec. 2009 05:57:13 AM / #5

Thank you for your response, and I stand corrected. Glad to receive feedback and your
first hand information.
I can only add what information is available on the inter-net, be it fact or second-hand
information.
I spent time in West Germany, serving with
the U.S. Seventh Army from December 1966 to September 1967,before going to South Vietnam but that's another story. Went on training
operations with the West German Army, it was an interesting experience.
The unit that supported us carried at that time,the Heckler & Koch G3 Assault Rifle, we used the M-14.
At that time, I was stationed in Hanau the food and beer were great! It was a long time ago, over (40) years ago but, that was when
I was younger, much younger.

My E-mail address is:
pdenomie@pahrump.com
7. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
11 Jan 2010 03:25:25 PM

What did thoses letters mean on WWII German
Wehrmacht vehicles:

Licence plate with letters
WH (Heer)
WL (Luftwaffe)
WM (Kriegsmarine)
SS (Waffen-SS)
8. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
11 Jun 2010 07:53:40 PM

Blood for Oil:

"To fight we must have oil for our machine"

-Adolf Hitler-

Blitzkrieg! Poland, Low Countries and France
fast victories, a Panzer division needed
1,000 gallons thats about (30) barrels of
fuel per mile traveled!
The Panzer troops, were the spearhead of all
those early campagins However, one must
remember that the Wehrmacht's panzers made up
only a small part of the entire force.
The German army was far from fully mechanized
as much as 70% of German transport was still
horse-drawn and each division had on hand
5,000 horses.
To keep the oil supply moving towads the
Fatherland, special teams of specialists
would repair captured enemy oil fields and
equipment to supply the armed forces.
During the Polish campaign, one panzer division temporarity ran out of fuel, due to
the shortage of trucks to keep the supply
line moving.
Between 1933 to 1939 German crude oil production tripled to 4.5 million barrels
per year, and synthetic fuel production
reached 31 million barrels per year. As WWII
went on more oil was needed to supply the
German armed forces, and also those of her
Allies.
Captured stocks of oil from the occupied
countries of Europe were not enough to keep
Hitler's war machine running the need for
more oil reached its limit, the Wehrmacht was
using half of Germany's oil reserves on the
Eastern front alone.
Analysis of World War II, its easy to forget
the lessons learned. Today armies are fully
mechanized each nation is more dependent than
ever on secure lines of oil supplies.

French diplomat Henri Berenger once said:
"He who owns the oil, will own the world".
9. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
11 Jun 2010 10:47:23 PM

Achtung Panzer! Fuel For The War Machine

A full strength division, in 1939 had 16,000
personnel, and between 135 to 209 tanks, this
does not count support vehicles.
As the war continued the amount of tanks per
division would decrease.

Example:
1st Panzer Division had 309 tanks on strength
September 1, 1939. For the Invasion of
Poland.
By June 22, 1941 1st Panzer had only 145 tanks, for the Invasion of Russia.

Fuel used by Mk IV was about one gallon per
mile.

German 75mm Assault Gun 0.9 miles per gallon

German Half-track Sd.Kfz about 1.5 miles per
gallon.

The Tiger Tank in good weather conditions and
terrain 1.58 gallons per mile and about
2 miles per gallon cross country.

Note*
These are estimates only

10. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
9 Dec 2010 06:48:28 AM

To learn more click on Events, and scroll down to Germany's Surrender. Here at ww2db

Best wishes,
Bill
11. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
10 Dec 2010 09:49:22 AM

DID YOU KNOW...

LIVING IN FEAR:

By June of 1941 about 59% of the world's population was living under Nazi Germany's
rule.
This includes that of its Axis partners and Neutral Countries friendly to Germany.

This figure does not include the USSR before the German invasion of June 22, 1941.
After the German invasion of the USSR and
Baltic Countries it would cover 70% of the world's population.

The main power-blocs outside of the group were Mainland China, the United States, the
British Commonwealth and South America.
12. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
12 Dec 2010 02:46:24 PM

GERMAN OCCUPTION TROOPS IN EUROPE:

HALT!...PAPERS PLEASE

After the Victories of 1939-1940 the Germans
kept troops in the Occupied countries.

France 500,000
Belgium 100,000
Holland 100,000

Denmark 40,000
Norway 150,000
Balkins 200,000

GERMAN DIVISIONS IN OCCUPIED EUROPE:

France, Belgium and Holland 56 Divisions
Demark, Norway and Finland 19 Divisions
Balkins 20 Divisions
Italy 22 Divisions
13. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
12 Dec 2010 02:56:29 PM

FEEDING THE WAR MACHINE

TONS OF FUEL USED PER ONE HUNDRED MILES
TYPES OF TANKS IN A DIVISION

1941 Pz.II, Pz.III, Pz.IV and Pz.38 Used
22.1 Tons.

1942 Pz.III, Pz.IV Used 23.7 Tons.

1943 Pz.III, Pz.IV, Panther and Tiger Used
31.7 Tons.

1944 Pz.IV, Panther and Tiger Used 35.8 Tons
14. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
13 Dec 2010 11:20:49 AM

IT WAS A HEART BREAKER, THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE

Total German combat deaths in WWII were about
3.4 million that's about 9 out of 10 German soldiers killed, died on the Eastern front.
This dosen't count wounded, missing and POWs

THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES COULD BE 100 MILLION

During WWII an average of 25,000 people died each day, worldwide. Estimates of the total casualities of WWII will never really be known.
Many deaths went unrecorded, some sources suggest 60 million died in WWII, but that figure could go over 100 million many died as an indirect result of the war, through
massacre of civilians carried out by non-military forces, bandits and raiders.

Civilians died as a resut of disease, torture
starvation and other cruelties carried out by both military and non-military forces.
It took ten years before the last known German soldiers were released from Soviet prisons, but how many more were really left behind?
An unknown number of Japanese soldiers left on the Asian mainland, disappeared without a trace! Going into Soviet captivity never to be heard from again.

"Unto the lands of Man, descend the seeds of
the Devil and to all the Nations of the World destruction takes root..."
15. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
14 Dec 2010 06:28:58 PM

During World War II the Germans issued
captured semi-auto pistols and revolvers of the occupied countries. The semi-auto pistol is a practical firearm and the Germans looked upon the pistol as a badge of rank by both the officers and enlisted men.

Just about every German officer was issued a semi-auto pistol, from staff to front-line
officer.
Every Hollywood movie ever made dealing with WWII has a German officer carrying a pistol
next to the famous MP 40 submachine gun.
Besides the semi-auto pistol, the revolver was also used by both the Allies and Axis troops.
The Germans didn't issue revolvers other than
the weapons captured along with semi-auto pistols that were issued to the rear-echelon ccupying forces.

After the fall of France revolvers and other arms, were used to the army and police of the Vichy Government under the watchful eye of the Gestapo and the Wehrmacht.

Most German soldiers would use the semiauto pistol over the revolver but, would use the revolver when semi-auto pistols could not be found.
16. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
7 Jun 2011 01:48:22 PM

Before World War II, Germany led the world in
technology. 75% of all technical papers and books, were written in German. The Germans were ahead in most scientific fields and continued through WWII.
Did you know: Germany took about half of the world's nobel prize by the start of WWII.
17. Janet Lutz-Smith says:
9 Aug 2011 04:39:30 PM

Do you know about forced labor In airplane factories in Leipzig, Germany about 1941? I have a Ukranian/Russian woman friend who "worked" in such a place, barely surviving on one kilogram of bread and watery soups!
18. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
19 Aug 2011 10:04:10 PM

Janet Lutz-Smith the information I have is as
follows.
Leipzig was attacked by Allied bombers during
WWII, one company Erla Flugzeugwerke built
fighters became a strategic target, with the
raids continuing into February 1945.

During WWII German Industry producing the weapons, used slave-labor in every area of war production. Slave-labor was also used in civilian homes and business. Throughout German-occupied Europe over 12 million people
were sent to work in German Industry.
Many died as a result of treatment, beatings
malnutrition slave-labor made up 20% of the
German work force, 2.8 million Russian workers were sent into slave-labor.

BMW used between 25,000 to 30,000 slave-labor
POWs, Inmates from Concentration Camps.
Others were Krupp, IG Farben, Europa and over 2,000 other German Industries made a profit off slave-labor.

After WWII Messerschmitt served two years in prison, for using slave-labor, POWs, inmates from concentration camps.
Years later after the war,the Federal German Government is still paying reparations in the billions to the survivors.

SINS OF THE FATHER...

In fact the German Government is still paying for WWII how many generations will it take, before the last payment is made by a
generation who took no part in a war fought long ago.
19. Anonymous says:
25 Aug 2011 09:20:56 PM

How can I find out who was issuesd a WW2 Browning 9MM (Belgium) made pistol with german marks on it?

Glen
20. flo fako says:
18 Aug 2012 10:26:18 AM

Is there a way to find out about stalag7 in Musberg Germany where my brother was held as an American POW in WW2 after his plane a B17 was shot down near the Austrian Belgian border in Feb 1945? Would the German govt. have records or information now.
21. Anonymous says:
14 Sep 2012 12:24:59 PM

Musberg, Germany at the time of WWII had a popultaion of about 3000. There was no Stalag in town. However, I heard that in the woods of Echterdingen (about 10 miles away from Musberg) had some kind of camp.
There is no "Austrian/Belgian border" - nor was there ever one. Both countries border Germany; Belgium in the northwest, Austria in the southeast.
22. Anonymous says:
24 Sep 2012 10:19:48 AM

is there a list of german military bases anywhere on the net please?
23. Anonymous says:
8 Jan 2013 04:47:14 AM

Besides the military vehicle license letters (WH, WL, WM and SS), what other letters were used and for what organizations?
24. Soldier's daughter says:
14 Feb 2013 12:18:32 PM

Glen, hope you still cruise by here now and then.
Your email re: the Belgian Browning 9mm caught my eye. You see I am trying to find my father's. He was stationed in Germany & Paris and actually brought his home. It has been missing since about 1976. He was just talking about it recently and sharing some war stories. I'll try to get more information from my Dad and respond back. Do you have one of the pistols?
25. alan wynne jones says:
1 Mar 2014 12:49:25 PM

how can I find out how many german women became prisoners of war and if any nurses were killed with the Africa corps
26. Anonymous says:
9 Mar 2014 02:18:52 PM

How can I track down who a P38 was issued to? Is there a site I can go to that will tell that?
27. Gary Bilovesky says:
7 Jun 2014 04:39:16 PM

I am looking for information regarding a German officer who was a POW in Europe. Can't tell you where. I believe that his last name was Schmidt. He was an artist. While a prisoner, he created several chalk drawings for American Officers. I have several of his drawings and am attempting to find out information about him and his family. Do you have any advice?? Thanks!
28. Anonymous says:
15 Jul 2014 11:46:31 AM

Hi guys, Does anyone know if Germanys licensplatenumber on Heer to Kriegsmarine WWII, still is registrated in documents somewhere. I own a couple of German armycars from the war and I have the reg.number but I don´t have any idea wich unit or staff it belonged to.
29. Richard says:
26 Oct 2014 09:59:56 AM

Terrific and informative site;has given me some answers.
30. Tina says:
29 Sep 2015 11:13:55 AM

I've been told that I had a great uncle who was a doctor for the German army. I was told he died in Salerno, Italy. We've got a name of Eric (Erik) Dworak. Been looking everywhere for a list of dead german doctors. Can you help? My mother is illegitimate and german. She knew she had an uncle. Thanks for your help.
31. Jane says:
9 Dec 2016 10:29:10 AM

Looking for a German soldier that died in 1942. His name was Kurt Johannes Harzer
32. Anonymous says:
13 Dec 2016 04:11:16 PM

Given that in 1939 there were roughly 525,000 Jewish German citizens and over 1 Million Jews files claims for assistance as Germans in 1945-46 were exactly did the 6 million come from?
33. Anonymous says:
13 Dec 2016 07:54:50 PM

Looking for information on my grandfather who was a German solder. His name was Johannes Wenzel, he died September 25 1944
34. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
14 Dec 2016 07:57:25 AM

Anonymous of 13 Dec 2016: Please see (USA) National WWII Museum's table for breakdown of Jews killed per country: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/ww2-by-the-numbers/holocaust.html

35. Anonymous says:
12 Jan 2017 11:36:59 PM

I have a gas mask in a container from 1941 ang the card on the inside of the lid reads
Flugzeugfuhrerschu(f)*e A 28 *(not sure if that letter is an "f" top is not readable)
Techn. Kompanie
Gruppe I
Lfde.Nr. 32

I haven't been able to find it listed as a Germany Division or Company and the closest translation I can get for Flug...Is Flying certificate/wings. Can anyone tell me anything about this company? Thanks in advance
36. Sandra Vasquez says:
5 Apr 2017 12:18:50 PM

I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON MY GRANDFATHER WILHELM KUMPF
37. eric pinto says:
18 Apr 2017 10:00:26 AM

several war graves in Vasco Church cemetery, Goa. Deaths occured with loss of vessels in Goa harbour.
38. Matteo Filippo Ponti says:
11 Aug 2017 09:27:53 AM

Where can I get info about my uncle grades and division he was in during ww2?
39. Anna says:
30 Aug 2017 09:12:50 AM

How do I find out about my aunt and father-in-law who were both in the German army?
40. Anonymous says:
20 Sep 2017 02:27:58 PM

How do I find out out about the brother's NICK family who died I
41. Benjamin Beeler says:
4 Oct 2017 08:52:27 PM

Unfortunately many, or at least most, of the German military records were destroyed shortly before the end of the war.

I myself am looking for information on my grandmother's brother, but I can find no records for the German Pioneer (combat engineer) troops.

Even more difficult when all I have are the branch he served in, his last name, and that he was born in Poland.
42. Angela Schildt says:
21 Oct 2017 05:05:59 AM

I would like to find out any information about my Grandfather Gustav Schildt. He was a German soldier in WW2 who apparently was missing in action and his body was never found. Any military records would be great.
43. Stanko Sipragic says:
26 Nov 2017 09:17:14 AM

I would like to find info about Hauptmann Adolf Mölders, who was on ex Yougoslavia battlefields . I am in posession of his Luger P 08.
44. Anonymous says:
28 Nov 2017 09:45:27 PM

Can you please tell me where I would find the names of the dead from the sinking of SS Bremerhaven off Gdansk on 31st October 1944.
Many Thanks
45. Anonymous says:
26 Dec 2017 05:17:53 PM

I am searching for information on the death (Killed in Action) of a German individual who may have died from "splinters" while serving in the "Pioneers" in Ukraine, August, 1941. I am not a relative, but am trying to learn more about this individual to honor him. He left behind at least one child and I have studied the War fought by Germans for many years. As a Vietnam veteran, combat infantryman who was wounded in action severely in 1966, I feel a common bond for men who were fighting in WW II. I had 12 relatives who fought the Germans & Japanese during WW II.
Jerry Eagan
New Mexico, USA
46. Martin George Gnandt says:
20 Jan 2018 08:15:01 AM

My father was in the German Army during WW2 ; at least he said he was.
I am looking for positive proof that he was. Your help would be greatly appreciated. His name is Johann/John Gnandt.
47. Kenneth Heubach says:
2 Feb 2018 11:06:59 AM

I'm looking for information to find out if there were any last name Heubach in the SS or waffen-ss.please contact me at nova6759@gmail.com
48. Heidi Smith says:
20 Feb 2018 03:29:26 AM

I got my German grandfather's war records from WW1 & 2 through this website. Two pages!

https://www.dd-wast.de/en/home.html
49. J. Plantier says:
12 Mar 2018 01:19:24 AM

Trying to find Karl Ude who served in the second world war. If alive he will be 85 years plus. Thank you
50. Anonymous says:
24 Apr 2018 06:49:10 AM

I few years ago I found an old army bag in a shed which contained a World War II Luftwaffe helmet.

What is the best way of finding out who it would have belonged to in the German Army?
51. Trevor Ball says:
14 May 2018 12:05:52 PM

Trying to find out if Kurt Weis born 1926 in Lübeck survived WW2. He joined LSSAH in 1944.
52. K Passieu says:
8 Jun 2018 05:22:30 AM

Looking for Karl Schwalb. Mother's brother, according to her, he was an American POW in France. Seeking verification. family only knows what my mother told. His children don't know anything and I have his Luftwaffe pictures. t
53. Anonymous says:
7 Jul 2018 10:07:12 AM

It seems impossible to confirm the identity of my natural father, although I have a photograph, was told his name was Wilhelm Kaiser, about forty or so years old, from Tubengen Germany & stationed in Deutsch-Przemysl, Poland in 1942. I have only a small portrait photo & name, no date of birth. Any suggestions or should I give it up?
54. Anonymous says:
21 Jul 2018 02:43:06 PM

Hi! I was wondering if anyone had any information about Leopold Garn? I was told that he fought with Germany in WW2 and died when he was 19. That's all I know and I would love to know more, any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
55. Shkilnyk says:
18 Sep 2018 02:26:05 PM

Army
56. LESTER Reich says:
16 Nov 2018 02:14:28 PM

Please, My grandfather Herbert Reich served in the German military... Situated in Rothenberg at one point. I can't find any info on him. His father Leopold Reich and mother Martha Stephan.
Please can you help?
57. Christine Weissenberger says:
21 Nov 2018 12:42:43 PM

Hello

How can I access the record for my grand father hans Weissenberger
58. Anonymous says:
11 Feb 2019 10:06:12 AM

im lookin for my grandpa his name is clifford retech ritch or reich...or it spelled different....he was in the german army...after the war he lived in northern ontario canada...
59. Cliff m says:
11 Feb 2019 10:08:14 AM

im lookin for my grandpa his name is clifford retech ritch or reich...or it spelled different....he was in the german army...after the war he lived in northern ontario canada...
60. Susan says:
5 Mar 2019 03:15:24 PM

I'm looking for information about my maternal grandfather who was a German WW 2 soldier. I believe he passed away after returning from a camp in 1949. His name is Gustav Kolling and his wife's name is Adelheid Olga Erik nee Fath
61. Maria Goheen says:
11 Mar 2019 08:57:00 AM

Trying to find out when and where my uncle, Friedrich Bitzer, born in Sindlefinger, died, I believe, in 1944 at the Russian front. Looking for his birthdate as well. His parents were Karl Bitzer and Elise Dannecker Bitzer. His sister, Elisabeth Gerda Bitzer, b. 18 Oct 1929, is my mother.
62. Christopher von der Borch says:
21 Mar 2019 06:52:49 AM

I am looking hot any information about my uncle Leopold von der Borch. He was a foot soldier but came from aristocracy and should have been an officer. Born in Australia and sent to Germany to grow up. He was in the tank core and fought on the Eastern Front from Stepping on a land mine where he recouperated in his home at Schonneck
63. Thomas Sticht says:
28 Mar 2019 07:35:09 PM

Looking for military information on my grandfather Johannes Sticht, who went to the Eastern Front in WW2 and never returned. I would dearly love to find what happened to him..
64. Branko says:
29 Aug 2019 02:00:28 PM

ID - A. 14697. Stamm Kp.Ld.Schütz.Er.Batl.13 . Does anyone know the name of the soldier who carried this ID plate ???? There's his number.
65. Anonymous says:
10 Feb 2020 07:31:05 AM

Hello does anyone have information about my greatgrandfather Erich Maria Petersen,he fought at kursk and was wounded by an artillery shell,he was a shopkeeper in hamburg and had glasses and green eyes
66. Mick says:
21 Feb 2020 05:01:31 AM

I would like to know if anyone has ever seen this last name before
Suchoronczak
67. Anonymous says:
9 May 2020 12:51:23 AM

I have in my possession a large, detailed map/plans for a national war cemetary for fallen NAZI soldiers dated during WW 2 years. There is a cover directive which may be initialed by Adolf Hitler. How do I have this authenticated? Thank you.
68. Anonymous says:
21 Jul 2020 09:39:00 AM

Looking for information about Herman Brummer
69. Anonymous says:
28 Aug 2020 03:24:04 AM

Looking for information about Jan Grygierczyk
70. Anonymous says:
31 Jan 2021 04:11:58 PM

Looking for information on Wilhelm Martin Fuchs..
71. Anonymous says:
7 Mar 2021 02:47:19 PM

Looking for information on Stefan Kronthaler
72. Anonymous says:
9 Apr 2021 10:00:43 AM

We came across a medal with the words Wintepschlacht Imosten 1941/42 We think this is a name of someone. Would like to get it back to the owner or his family if possible. Thank You
73. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
9 Apr 2021 01:19:51 PM

Anonymous (above):
“Wintepschlacht im Osten” means “Winter Battle in the East.” This is known as the Eastern Medal, a campaign medal issued to all Wehrmacht troops who served in the Soviet Union from 15 Nov 1941 to 15 Apr 1942. Over 3 million Eastern Medals were issued. Finding the family of the soldier who received your particular medal will require more clues than the plain medal itself. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Medal
74. Austin P Garcia says:
10 Dec 2021 03:31:01 PM

Looking for information on my Great grandparents, my great grandfather was conscripted and moved to Poland with his wife and my grandmother, his name was Friedrich Uckert, my grandma said he was an Accountant.
75. Greg erwin says:
1 Feb 2022 02:35:03 PM

Looking for service history of edmund schweisguth any background ww2 regards
76. Anonymous says:
25 May 2022 04:19:29 PM

Looking for any records of Wehrmacht private Eberhard Pantherle Gutmann, KIA on Ostfront, 1942. Thank you.
77. Rob Onken says:
9 Sep 2022 11:49:11 AM

Anything on martin Eucken. Kia august 1941 near Leningrad
78. Elisabeth Gardner says:
12 Oct 2022 09:10:11 PM

Looking for my half sisters father,
born Sept.1910 in Unterriffingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg
died in Luxembourg 12 May 1940
I am looking for where he is buried.
No luck online
79. Pauline Burns says:
14 Jul 2023 03:14:15 AM

Looking for information on Johannes Kerperin (Hans). born 27/8/21, Died in Russia 9/3/44. I have his death reg no and when his death was registered in Emlichheim 1951. But would like to find his grave and also some info as to what he did in war. I know he was an officer judging by his uniform. Just dont know how to move forward with it. TIA

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Yosuke Matsuoka and Adolf Hitler, Berlin, Germany, late Mar 1941; note Joachim von Ribbentrop in backgroundAdolf Hitler at the Wolf
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