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The forgotten Wehrmacht unit | Last Germans to surrender after WW2

On the 7th of May 1945, the German General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany at the Allied ...
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“Dimensions of a Crime”: How the Wehrmacht murdered millions of Soviet prisoners of war

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the German-Russian Museum in Berlin-Karlshorst is showing a small but significant open-air exhibition, “Dimensions ...
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Uncovering Panzerschreck rockets and a rare rifle grenade launcher in a forgotten WWII forest

Deep in a forest where fierce World War II battles once took place, a day of detecting reveals an extraordinary mix of finds: ...
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When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle

80 years ago, on May 5, 1945, the strangest fight in World War II took place. American soldiers and Wehrmacht troops teamed up to fight the SS. By Nicholas Slayton Published May 5, 2025 12:31 PM EDT ...
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Cohesion and Disintegration in the Wehrmacht in World War II

The title of this article may suggest to some that it is of interest only to the student of military affairs. But it is of a far wider scope. The public relations expert, the opinion analyst, the ...
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In the tradition of Hitler’s Wehrmacht, Germany’s armed forces prepare for total war

German Interior Minister Boris Pistorius (second left) and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier view recruits taking part in the ceremonial pledge, as a central event to mark the 70th anniversary of the ...