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Wehrmacht

German, approximately VAIR-mahkt
Also Known As German Armed Forces (literal translation)
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The Wehrmacht was the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945, comprising three branches, the army (Heer), the navy (Kriegsmarine) and the air force (Luftwaffe), all under a single high command answering to Adolf Hitler as supreme commander. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Force Type
Unified national armed forces of three branches (army, navy, air force) under one high command (the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), expanded through conscription to roughly 18 million men under arms over the war. 1
Founded Year
1935 1
Country
Nazi Germany 1
Force Type
Force Type (category)
Army 1
Force Type (category)
Navy 1
Force Type (category)
Air Force 1
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Source Wikipedia: Mission-type tactics
Blitzkrieg, Strategy and Doctrine

Why this is disputed. Senior German officers and postwar historians dispute whether Blitzkrieg was ever an officially adopted doctrine of the Wehrmacht rather than ad hoc practice given a name after the fact; see the dissent record on this entity.

Source Wikipedia: Blitzkrieg

Doctrines Developed

Source Wikipedia: Combined arms

Fought In

Source Wikipedia: Eastern Front (World War II)

Operates

Source Wikipedia: 35M rifle
Source Wikipedia: 7.5 cm KwK 40
Source Wikipedia: Astra 600
Source Wikipedia: Beretta Model 38
Source Wikipedia: Breda 30
Source Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
Source Wikipedia: Char B1
Source Wikipedia: Danuvia 43M submachine gun
Source Wikipedia: FÉG 37M Pistol
Source Wikipedia: FN Model 24 and Model 30
Source Wikipedia: Fritz X
Source Wikipedia: Gewehr 41
Source Wikipedia: Grossfuss Sturmgewehr
Source Wikipedia: Hafthohlladung
Source Wikipedia: Jagdpanther
Source Wikipedia: Karabinek wz. 1929
Source Wikipedia: Karabiner 98k
Source Wikipedia: Kbsp wz. 38M
Source Wikipedia: Leichter Panzerspähwagen
Source Wikipedia: MAB Model D pistol
Source Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
Source Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(W)
Source Wikipedia: Matilda II
MG 08, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MG 08
Source Wikipedia: MG 17 machine gun
MG 42, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MG 42
MP35, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: MP35
Source Wikipedia: Naval Strike Missile
Source Wikipedia: Nebelwerfer
Source Wikipedia: Panhard 178
Source Wikipedia: Panther tank
Source Wikipedia: Panzer 35(t)
Source Wikipedia: Panzer 38(t)
Source Wikipedia: Panzer I
Source Wikipedia: Panzer III
Source Wikipedia: Panzer IV
Source Wikipedia: Panther tank
Source Wikipedia: PPD-40
Source Wikipedia: PPSh-41
Source Wikipedia: Rheinbote
Source Wikipedia: Sauer 38H
Source Wikipedia: Schwerer Gustav
Source Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: SIG 33 Self-Propelled Artillery
Source Wikipedia: Stielhandgranate
Source Wikipedia: SVT-40
Source Wikipedia: Tellermine 35
Source Wikipedia: Tiger II
TZ-45, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: TZ-45
Source Wikipedia: V-2 rocket
Source Wikipedia: Volkssturmgewehr

Practices

Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "The Wehrmacht's use of Auftragstaktik in the Second World War"

Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "the combined-arms method Germany used from 1939 to 1941...rather than coined by the Wehrmacht itself"

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1. Wikipedia: Wehrmacht
Wikipedia
  • Opening paragraph
    The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
  • World War II section
    During World War II about 18 million men served in the Wehrmacht.
  • History section
    the Reichswehr was officially renamed the Wehrmacht on 21 May 1935.
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Wiktionary: Wehrmacht
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Wikidata: Wehrmacht
Wikidata Q128781, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikipedia: Eastern Front (World War II)
WikipediaFought In: Eastern Front (World War II)View the Source
Wikipedia: Blitzkrieg
WikipediaAssociated With: Blitzkrieg, Opening section
Quote, Associated With: Blitzkrieg, Opening section
the word Blitzkrieg was never used as an official military term by the Wehrmacht, except for propaganda, and it was never officially adopted as a concept or doctrine.
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Wikipedia: Mission-type tactics
WikipediaAssociated With: Auftragstaktik (Mission-Type Tactics)View the Source
Wikipedia: Combined arms
WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Combined Arms Warfare, article text
Quote, Doctrines Developed: Combined Arms Warfare, article text
German success depended upon a combination of existing traditions of mobile warfare with modern Panzer divisions, motorised infantry, artillery, engineers, reconnaissance, radio-enabled command and control, and cooperation with the Luftwaffe.
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Wikipedia: V-2 rocket
WikipediaOperates: V-2 Rocket, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Wehrmacht'View the Source
Wikipedia: Panther tank
  • Operates: Panzer V Panther, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
  • Operates: Panther tank, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
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Wikipedia: Char B1
WikipediaOperates: Char B1 Tank, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Panzer 38(t)
WikipediaOperates: Panzer 38(t), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Jagdpanther
WikipediaOperates: Jagdpanther, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Schwerer Gustav
Operates: Schwerer Gustav, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Wehrmacht'View the Source
Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
Operates: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Wehrmacht'View the Source
Wikipedia: Leichter Panzerspähwagen
Operates: Leichter Panzerspähwagen, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Panzer 35(t)
Operates: Panzer 35(t), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: 7.5 cm KwK 40
Operates: 7.5 cm KwK 40, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (Wikipedia)
Operates: Schwerer Panzerspahwagen, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: MG 17 machine gun
Operates: MG 17 machine gun, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(W)
Operates: Maschinenkarabiner 42(W), infobox used_by/operator field: 'Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Volkssturmgewehr
Operates: Volkssturmgewehr, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Rheinbote
Operates: Rheinbote, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Naval Strike Missile
Operates: Naval Strike Missile, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Hafthohlladung
Operates: Hafthohlladung, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: SIG 33 Self-Propelled Artillery
Operates: SIG 33 self-propelled gun, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Tellermine 35
Operates: Tellermine 35, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: Grossfuss Sturmgewehr
Operates: Grossfuss Sturmgewehr, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'View the Source
Wikipedia: TZ-45
Operates: TZ-45, Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: TZ-45, Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: Wehrmacht
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Wikipedia: Panzer IV
WikipediaOperates: Panzer IV, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Panzer IV, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: Nazi GermanyRomaniaTurkeyHungaryBulgariaItaly FinlandSpainCroatiaUSSRFranceSyria
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Wikipedia: Panzer III
WikipediaOperates: Panzer III, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Panzer III, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: GermanyHungaryRomaniaSlovak RepublicCroatiaNorwayTurkey
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Wikipedia: Matilda II
WikipediaOperates: Matilda II Tank, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Matilda II Tank, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: United Kingdom Australia Canada Soviet Union Nazi Germany (captured) Egypt
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Wikipedia: Fritz X
Operates: Fritz X, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Fritz X, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: Nazi Germany (Luftwaffe)
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Wikipedia: Panzer I
Operates: Panzer I, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Panzer I, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: Nazi GermanyBulgariaRepublic of ChinaHungaryFrancoist Spain
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Wikipedia: Panhard 178
Operates: Panhard 178, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Panhard 178, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: FranceNazi Germany (captured)Syria
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Wikipedia: FÉG 37M Pistol
Operates: FÉG 37M Pistol, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: FÉG 37M Pistol, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: Nazi Germany, Hungary
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Wikipedia: Danuvia 43M submachine gun
Operates: Danuvia 43M submachine gun, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Danuvia 43M submachine gun, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: HungarySoviet Union (limited use by partisans)Nazi Germany
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Wikipedia: MAB Model D pistol
Operates: MAB Model D pistol, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: MAB Model D pistol, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: FranceNazi GermanyViet CongTurkey
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Wikipedia: Kbsp wz. 38M
Operates: Kbsp wz. 38M, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Kbsp wz. 38M, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: PolandGermany (captured)
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Wikipedia: Sauer 38H
Operates: Sauer 38H, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: Sauer 38H, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: Nazi GermanyPeople's Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
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Wikipedia: 35M rifle
Operates: 35M rifle, Infobox, used_by field
Quote, Operates: 35M rifle, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: Kingdom of HungarySoviet UnionNazi GermanyPeople's Republic of Hungary
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Wikipedia: MG 42
WikipediaOperates: MG 42, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: MG 42, Wikipedia article text
The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.
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Wikipedia: PPSh-41
WikipediaOperates: PPSh-41, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: PPSh-41, Wikipedia article text
The Wehrmacht officially adopted the converted PPSh-41 as the "MP 41(r)" (not to be confused with the Schmeisser MP41); unconverted PPSh-41s were designated "MP 717(r)" and supplied with 7.63×25mm Mauser ammunition.
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Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
WikipediaOperates: Browning Hi-Power, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Browning Hi-Power, Wikipedia article text
During World War II, Belgium was occupied by Nazi Germany and the FN factory was used by the Wehrmacht to build the pistols for their military, under the designation "9mm Pistole 640(b)".
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Wikipedia: Nebelwerfer
WikipediaOperates: Nebelwerfer, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Nebelwerfer, Wikipedia article text
With the exception of the Balkans Campaign, were used in every campaign of the German Army during World War II.
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Wikipedia: Tiger II
WikipediaOperates: Tiger II, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Tiger II, Wikipedia article text
The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army and the Waffen-SS.
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Wikipedia: Karabiner 98k
WikipediaOperates: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Karabiner 98k, Wikipedia article text
It was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht.
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Wikipedia: MG 08
Operates: MG 08, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: MG 08, Wikipedia article text
The MG 08 also saw service during World War II in the infantry divisions of the German Army, although by the end of the war it had mostly been relegated to second-rate "fortress" units.
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Wikipedia: Stielhandgranate
Operates: Stielhandgranate, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Stielhandgranate, Wikipedia article text
The first models were introduced by the Imperial German Army during World War I and the final design was introduced during World War II by the German Wehrmacht.
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Wikipedia: Beretta Model 38
Operates: Beretta Model 38, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Beretta Model 38, Wikipedia article text
The 38/42 was adopted by the Wehrmacht as the Maschinenpistole 738(i), abbreviated as MP.738 as well as Model 38A after Nazi Germany took over the Beretta Manufacturing Factory following the Italian Armistice and the German takeover of Italy during Operation Achse.
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Wikipedia: SVT-40
Operates: SVT-40, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: SVT-40, Wikipedia article text
As the Germans were short of self-loading rifles themselves, SVT-38 and 40s, designated respectively as Selbstladegewehr 258(r) and Selbstladegewehr 259(r) by the Wehrmacht, saw widespread use by Germany.
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Wikipedia: PPD-40
Operates: PPD-40, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: PPD-40, Wikipedia article text
PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine guns captured by the Wehrmacht were given the designations MP.715(r) and MP.716(r) respectively.
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Wikipedia: Gewehr 41
Operates: Gewehr 41, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Gewehr 41, Wikipedia article text
The G41(W) was produced in small numbers (up to 7,500 in total) before it was officially adopted by the German Army as the Gewehr 41.
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Wikipedia: Astra 600
Operates: Astra 600, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Astra 600, Wikipedia article text
The Astra 600 is a Spanish semi-automatic pistol that was used during World War II by the Wehrmacht.
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Wikipedia: Breda 30
Operates: Breda 30, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Breda 30, Wikipedia article text
The Wehrmacht adopted the Breda 30 in small numbers after the occupation of Northern and Central Italy following the Italian armistice of 1943 with the Allies, as the MG 099(i).
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Wikipedia: MP35
Operates: MP35, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: MP35, Wikipedia article text
The MP35 () was a submachine gun used by the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS and German police both before and during World War II.
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Wikipedia: Karabinek wz. 1929
Operates: Karabinek wz. 1929, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Karabinek wz. 1929, Wikipedia article text
29 rifles were also used by the Wehrmacht as the Gewehr 298(p).
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Wikipedia: FN Model 24 and Model 30
Operates: FN Model 24 and Model 30, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: FN Model 24 and Model 30, Wikipedia article text
They were later captured and used by the German Army after the invasion of Luxembourg.
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