German forces
Third Reich troops
German forces refers to the military of Germany, particularly in historical contexts discussing World War I or World War II.
The phrase appears frequently in accounts of battles, occupations, and military operations: German forces invaded Poland in September 1939, Allied troops pushed back German forces at Normandy.
In contemporary usage, it may refer to the Bundeswehr, Germany's modern armed forces.
- WehrmachtNazi Germany's armed forces
- Third ReichHitler's totalitarian German state
- Field MarshalHighest military rank title
- Waffen-SSNazi party's military wing
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
Tiger tank · Enigma machine · Gestapo · Rommel · Afrika Korps · Iron Cross · Stuka · Eastern Front · Siege of Stalingrad · Battle of the Bulge · D-Day invasion · U-boat
- D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
- Balkans WWIIYugoslavia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania
- WWI Western Fronttrenches, front lines, frontline, poison gas, artillery barrages
- Romania WWIBucharest, King Ferdinand, Transylvania, Moldavia, national unity
- WWI Africa
German forcesAllied troops
Unified multinational military forces
American forces · US forces · British forces · Red Army · US Army
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