Wehrmacht

messages such as "Vorsicht beim Heizenl Du zerstorst sonst historische Werter ' (Caution with heating! It may destroy historic works!) Posters such as this were hung in noticeable areas throughout the German occupied territories. Somewhat surprisingly, in light of infamous art theft and persecution of occupied peoples at the hand of the Nazi Party, the German officers of the Kunstschutz were quite successful at maintaining positive relationships with occupied peoples. These positive…

The sound of gunfire woke Patrick from his dreamless sleep. He quickly jumped out of bed and put on his jacket. As he ran outside with his pistol ready he saw them. The Germans had advanced in the middle of the night, and were charging at his encampment. They had gotten too close. “RETREAT!” he yelled at his men. Bullets zoomed by him in every direction. He fired three rounds from his pistol then bolted towards his horse. As he got on his horse he saw the wave of attackers swarming towards his…

Chapter 1: Introduction On July 20, 1944, a group of high ranking German military officials attempted to carry out one of the most daring assassination plots in history, which, had it been successful, would have changed the course of WWII and the world. On that fateful day, a young staff officer, Colonel Claus Schenk Graf Von Stauffenberg planted a bomb in the Wolfsschanze (Wolf’s lair), the Prussian field headquarters of Third Reich Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, who was meeting with his generals, in…

casualties on the Russians, showing the rest of the world how weak the Red army was after Stalin’s purges. Britain and France had even briefly considered helping Finland and declaring war against the Soviets. It was clear to Hitler that invading Russia was not only inevitable but also possible. Hitler began preparing for such an invasion, despite the pleas of his generals not to do so. Many of the military advisors in Nazi High Command had served in Russia in World War one, and knew firsthand…

“On Friday, September 1st of 1939, Germany invaded Poland after long-term political crises. German invasion began with an air raid on undefended city of Wielun at 4:40am” (Parada). After five weeks of fighting, the Germans were able to defeat the Polish armies by using their military tactic Blitzkrieg. Poland surrendered on October 6, 1939, after fighting the Germans for only a month. Blitzkrieg was a German tactic created by Colonel Guderian Heinz, who studied the mobile warfare tactics from…

On September 1, 1939 Nazi Germany is invading Poland by using a new German tactic called Blitzkrieg, Poland surrenders on October 6, 1939. Blitzkrieg is a German tactic created by Colonel Heinz Guderian, who studied the mobile warfare tactics from one British officer who was General J.F.C. Fuller ("The Concept of Blitzkrieg"). Fuller was the one who studied the Blitzkrieg tactic first, but the British didn’t really care about this tactic. Only German leaders like Heinz studied this tactic…

Operation Barbarossa failed due to overconfidence, the Russian Winter, and Stalin’s actions. Hitler’s poorly planned operation led to the end of Germany’s expansion. The German-Soviet nonaggression pact, Hitlers desire for Lebensraum, and the unrealistic goals and timeframe were all things that led to Operation Barbarossa. The planning of the operation was full of shortfalls and overestimations, meaning the German army wasn 't properly prepared and were unable to successfully invade. The German…

Essay Question: Was Hitler’s totalitarian rule one of great achievement or one of great depression and force. Ever since the treaty of Versailles on the 28 June 1919, Germany was left in a state of humiliation and despair with its society wanting of a dictator to bring them back to their former Glory. Adolf Hitler was the answer they were looking for and with Germany’s government struggling along with the great depression the people were eager for anything. But Hitler’s vision of the future of…

June 6th, 1944, Ally troops storm the beaches of Normandy. Know as “Operation Overlord,” this was a strategical plan to liberate France. The beaches of Normandy were divided into 5 sections. On each section, Ally troops pour onto them. The Germans knew they the Allies were planning to attack, but they didn’t know where or when. So when the Allies came, the Germans weren’t as ready as they could have been. The Allies pushed ahead, with overall casualties of 9,000 men. The fight was hard fought,…

A mystery that has lasted almost a century, who killed Manfred Von Richthofen, also known as the dangerous WW1 threat, The Red Baron? With information being pulled up from every angle and the conclusion has finally been drawn. Countless pieces of evidence have been narrowed down to three vital points. The rounds, the range of the shot taken to kill the Red Baron, and the Angle from which he was shot at, all prove that Sergeant Cedric Popkin shot down the German legend. To begin, The rounds…