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Der Marsch Regimentsgruß (Heeresmarsch II, 4) wurde in den 1920er Jahren von dem Schweizer Komponisten Heinrich Steinbeck in Meersburg komponiert. Er gehört heute zu den bekanntesten und am häufigsten gespielten Militärmärschen in Deutschland, besitzt aber mittlerweile auch eine internationale Popularität bei Militär- und Zivilorchestern. Ein besonderes Charakteristikum sind seine einfachen, aber sehr exakten und den Marschtritt betonenden Harmonien. Obwohl auch schon zu seiner ...

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The Kriegsmarine ("War navy") was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine, and the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht.

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The WFA replaced the Wehrmachtsamt (Armed Forces Office) which existed between 19351938. During this time Wilhelm Keitel had headed the ministry and Hitler promoted Keitel to head OKW under the title Chef des OKW, or Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces. As head of the WFA, Keitel appointed Max von Viebahn although after two months he was removed from command and the post was not filled again until the promotion of Alfred Jodl. To replace Jodl at Abteilung

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In World War II, the Wehrmacht was involved in a number of war crimes. While the principal perpetrators of the civil suppression behind the front lines amongst German armed forces were the Nazi German political armies (the SS-Totenkopfverbände and particularly the Einsatzgruppen), the traditional armed forces represented by the Wehrmacht committed and ordered (eg the Commissar Order) war crimes of their own, particularly during the invasion of Poland in 1939 and later in the war against the ...

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Legally, the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht was Adolf Hitler in his capacity as Germany's head of state, a position he gained after the death of President Paul von Hindenburg in August 1934. In the reshuffle in 1938, Hitler became the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and retained that position until his suicide on 30 April 1945. Administration and military authority initially lay with the war ministry under Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg. After von Blomberg resigned in ...

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The German Army furthered concepts pioneered during World War I, combining ground (Heer) and Air Force (Luftwaffe) assets into combined arms teams. Coupled with traditional war fighting methods such as encirclements and the "battle of annihilation", the German military managed many lightning quick victories in the first year of World War II, prompting foreign journalists to create a new word for what they witnessed: Blitzkrieg.

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Maintaining a rail network during its use by military forces requires maintenance and repair of railway bridges, buildings, signals, track and tunnels. The purpose of this work is to ensure scheduled movement of troops and equipment in support of time-critical operations, and include rail road maintenance, rail safety and railway security, maintenance of roadbeds and drainage, track repair, ballast, banking and lining, tamping, ties, rail, laying rail or replacing damaged rails, turnouts ...

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Funny video about the German Wehrmacht.

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The total number of soldiers who served in the Wehrmacht during its existence from 1935 until 1945 is believed to approach 18.2 million. This figure was put forward by historian Rüdiger Overmans and represents the total number of people who ever served in the Wehrmacht, and not the force strength of the Wehrmacht at any point. About 1.3 million Wehrmacht soldiers were killed in action; 250000 died from non-combat causes; 2.0 million missing in action and unaccounted for after the war; and ...

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Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 14 October 1944) (known as the Desert Fox, Wüstenfuchs, was perhaps the most famous German Field Marshal of World War II. He was a highly decorated officer in World War I, awarded the Pour le Mérite for his exploits on the Italian front. In World War II he further distinguished himself as the commander of the Ghost Division during the 1940 invasion of France. However, it was his masterful leadership of German and Italian forces in the North ...

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