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Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Stalingrad - Background, Battle of Stalingrad - Operation Blau, Battle of Stalingrad - The battle opens, Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle in the City, Battle of Stalingrad - The Soviet Counter-attack: Operation Uranus, Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Victory, Battle of Stalingrad - Dramatization

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The start of Operation Blau had been planned for late May 1942. However, a number of German and Romanian units that were involved in Blau were then in the process of besieging Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula. Delays in ending the siege pushed back the start date for Blau several times, and the city did not fall until the end of June. A smaller action was taken in the meantime, pinching off a Soviet salient in the Second Battle of Kharkov, which res ...

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Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Stalingrad - Background, Battle of Stalingrad - Operation Blau, Battle of Stalingrad - The battle opens, Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle in the City, Battle of Stalingrad - The Soviet Counter-attack: Operation Uranus, Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Victory, Battle of Stalingrad - Dramatization

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The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, and is considered the bloodiest battle in recorded human history. The battle was marked by the brutality and disregard for civilian casualties on both sides. The battle is taken to include the German siege of the southern Russian city of Stalingrad (today Volgograd), the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces in and around the city. Total casualties are estimated at be ...

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• Battle of Stalingrad - Background
• Battle of Stalingrad - Operation Blau
• Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle Opens
• Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle in the City
• Battle of Stalingrad - The Soviet Counter-attack
• Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Victory
• Battle of Stalingrad - Dramatization

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III Panzerkorps was formed in June 1942 from III. Armeekorps. The Panzerkorps was now attached to Heeresgruppe A, the formation tasked with capturing the Caucasus as a part of Fall Blau. After the disaster at Stalingrad, III Panzerkorps took part in the battles around Kharkov as part of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein's Heeresgruppe Don. The IIId was attached to Generaloberst Hermann Hoth's 4.Panzerarmee in Operation Citadel, and was heavily involved in the fighting withdrawal from Belgorod to the Dniepr. At the beginning of 1 ...

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German III Corps, German III Corps - III Armeekorps History, German III Corps - III Panzerkorps History, German III Corps - Commanders, German III Corps - Orders Of Battle, German III Corps - III.Armeekorps May 1940 - Fall Gelb, German III Corps - III.Armeekorps mot September 1941 - Operation Barbarossa, German III Corps - III.Panzerkorps July 1943 - Operation Citadel, German III Corps - III Panzerkorps March 1944 - Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket, German III Corps - III Panzerkorps March 1945 - Operation Spring Awakening

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"Kaukasus - hin und zurück" (Caucasus - there and back) was an ironic motto of the German soldiers, when the Caucasus campaign was ending. The German invasion of Caucasus took only six months - in August 1942, the Wehrmacht occupied vast territories in this area, and evacuated under Soviet pressure between January and February 1943. Such campaign if the southern planified extension of "Fall Blau" (Operation Blue)) also was included the Battle of Stalingrad inside Operation Barbarossa; the other objective was putting in practice the political lines traced by thinkers and planners respect at c ...

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Reichskommissariat Kaukasus, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - Theoretical planning of German Caucasian province, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - German Caucasian Campaign, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - German undercover operations in Caucasian Campaign, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - Caucasian and Kossack collaborators at German Cause, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - Russian Caucasian counteroffensive, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - Kossacks Crimean and Caucasian volunteer units between German forces, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - Propaganda newspapers between Caucasian and Kossack units, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - Sources, Reichskommissariat Kaukasus - External link

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Division Stab' Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle Grenadier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle Panzer-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung Feldherrnhalle Artillerie Regiment Feldherrnhalle FlaK-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle Pionier-Bataillon Feldherrnhalle Nachtrichen-Kompanie Feldherrnhalle Division Stab Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle Panzer-Battal ...

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle - Concept, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Early Campaigns, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 60.Infanterie-Division mot, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 271.Infanterie-Regiment, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Vitebsk - Narva - Byelorussia, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Reformation - Debrecen - Hungary, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 106.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 110.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Commanders, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Orders of Battle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle - March 1945 Hungary

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While resting and refitting near Orel, the Regiment received the news that it was to become Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland (mot). The existing Regiment was to be renamed Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland 1, to be joined in the Division with Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland 2, which had been formed in Berlin. Supporting units in the form of a Panzer battalion, an assault g ...

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Grossdeutschland Division, Grossdeutschland Division - Creation and Early History - Wachregiment Berlin, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland - France and The Low Countries, Grossdeutschland Division - Yugoslavia - Barbarossa, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Expands – 1942 – Fall of Kharkov, Grossdeutschland Division - Kharkov – Kursk – Dnieper, Grossdeutschland Division - East Prussia - Defeat, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Insignia, Grossdeutschland Division - Orders of Battle, Grossdeutschland Division - Bibliography

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The new division spent the rest of the year forming and training in Southern France. In November, all the divisional units had their numbers removed and were granted the title Feldherrnhalle. The 271.Grenaider-Regiment Feldherrnhalle formed the Grenadier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle and the reformed 120.Grenadier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle became Füsilier-Regiment Feldherrnhalle. In December, the division was ordered back to the eastern front, to join the 3.Panzer-Armee which was involved in heavy fighting near Vitebsk in Byelorussia. Arriving in early January 1944, ...

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle - Concept, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Early Campaigns, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 60.Infanterie-Division mot, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 271.Infanterie-Regiment, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Vitebsk - Narva - Byelorussia, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Reformation - Debrecen - Hungary, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 106.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 110.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Commanders, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Orders of Battle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle - March 1945 Hungary

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After the annihilation of three Feldherrnhalle units in Budapest, plans were made to not only reform the three units, but also for the creation of a Panzer Corps, along the lines of the Panzerkorps Großdeutschland or the Fallschirm-Panzerkorps Hermann Göring. The survivors of the encirclement, along with large numbers of new SA recruits, were formed into three new units. The remnants of the Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle became Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle 1. Although not a full str ...

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle - Concept, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Early Campaigns, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 60.Infanterie-Division mot, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 271.Infanterie-Regiment, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Vitebsk - Narva - Byelorussia, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Reformation - Debrecen - Hungary, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 106.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 110.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Commanders, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Orders of Battle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle - March 1945 Hungary

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While the élite formations of the Waffen SS, Luftwaffe and Heer are well studied, the formations titled Feldherrnhalle, although just as élite in status and combat achievements, remain relatively unknown. The Feldherrnhalle units were the combat formations which drew manpower from the SA, tracing their history back to the days of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch. The Feldherrnhalle was the monument in Munich where the attempted coup was ...

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle - Concept, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Early Campaigns, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 60.Infanterie-Division mot, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 271.Infanterie-Regiment, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Vitebsk - Narva - Byelorussia, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Reformation - Debrecen - Hungary, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 106.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 110.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Commanders, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Orders of Battle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle - March 1945 Hungary

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 60.Infanterie-Division mot. The cadre for the 60.Infanterie-Division came from Gruppe Eberhardt (also known as Sonderverband Danzig). The Gruppe was a unit of Ordnungspolizei and SA men, commanded by Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt, and SA commander. During the Polish September Campaign, Gruppe Eberhardt was responsible for the capture of the Danzig Post Office, defended by Polish militia. After fierce fighting, the militia retreated to the cellar, however the SA men could no ...

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Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - SA Standarte Feldherrnhalle - Concept, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Early Campaigns, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 60.Infanterie-Division mot, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 271.Infanterie-Regiment, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Vitebsk - Narva - Byelorussia, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Reformation - Debrecen - Hungary, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 106.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - 110.Panzer-Brigade Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzergrenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Commanders, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Orders of Battle, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle - Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle - March 1945 Hungary

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The III Corps was formed in October 1934 as III. Armeekorps. The corps took part in Fall Weiss, the 1939 invasion of Poland as a part of Heeresgruppe Nord. It then took part in Fall Gelb as a part of Heeresgruppe A, participating in the assault through the Ardennes. In March 1941, the corps was upgraded to a motorised corps status and redesignated III Armeekorps (mot) Operation Barbarossa saw III Armeekorps (mot) attached to Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt's Heeresgruppe Süd. The corps fought during the campaign ...

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German III Corps, German III Corps - III Armeekorps History, German III Corps - III Panzerkorps History, German III Corps - Commanders, German III Corps - Orders Of Battle, German III Corps - III.Armeekorps May 1940 - Fall Gelb, German III Corps - III.Armeekorps mot September 1941 - Operation Barbarossa, German III Corps - III.Panzerkorps July 1943 - Operation Citadel, German III Corps - III Panzerkorps March 1944 - Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket, German III Corps - III Panzerkorps March 1945 - Operation Spring Awakening

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The Großdeutschland took part in the 3rd Battle of Kharkov alongside the SS-Panzerkorps. The division captured the towns of Tomarovka and Bogodukhov before being pulled out of the campaign for rest and refit. In June, the division was redesignated as Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland and received a complement of SPWs for the grenadier regiments. The division was attached to the 4.Panzer-Armee of Generaloberst Hermann Hoth, and was to take a major role (again paired with the SS-Panzerkorp ...

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Grossdeutschland Division, Grossdeutschland Division - Creation and Early History - Wachregiment Berlin, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland - France and The Low Countries, Grossdeutschland Division - Yugoslavia - Barbarossa, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Expands – 1942 – Fall of Kharkov, Grossdeutschland Division - Kharkov – Kursk – Dnieper, Grossdeutschland Division - East Prussia - Defeat, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Insignia, Grossdeutschland Division - Orders of Battle, Grossdeutschland Division - Bibliography

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After the cancellation of Felix, the Großdeutschland was moved east to Romania to take part in the Yugoslav campaign then in progress. The regiment’s operations in this campaign were mostly pursuing the broken Yugoslav forces. I.Battalion was involved in the occupation of Belgrade, before the regiment was moved back north into Poland in preparation for Operation Barbarossa. For the invasion of the Soviet Union, the regiment was attached to Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock’s Heeresgruppe Mitte. After crossing the ...

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Grossdeutschland Division, Grossdeutschland Division - Creation and Early History - Wachregiment Berlin, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland - France and The Low Countries, Grossdeutschland Division - Yugoslavia - Barbarossa, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Expands – 1942 – Fall of Kharkov, Grossdeutschland Division - Kharkov – Kursk – Dnieper, Grossdeutschland Division - East Prussia - Defeat, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Insignia, Grossdeutschland Division - Orders of Battle, Grossdeutschland Division - Bibliography

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Note regarding personal names: Reichsfreiherr is a title, usually translated Baron-of-the-Empire, not a first or middle name. The title is not to mean a certain rank, but to indicate the time of creation during the old German Reich before 1803. ...

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Maximilian von Weichs, Maximilian von Weichs - Notes, Maximilian von Weichs - External link

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Infanterie Regiment Grossdeutschland - March 1942 Stab der Regiment First Battalion (I./Inf Rgt Grossdeutschland) 1.Kompanie 2.Kompanie 3.Kompanie 4.(MG) Kompanie Schwere Kompanie Second Battalion (II./Inf Rgt Grossdeutschland) 5.Kompanie 6.Kompanie 7.Kompanie 8.(MG) Kompanie Schwere Kompanie ...

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Grossdeutschland Division, Grossdeutschland Division - Creation and Early History - Wachregiment Berlin, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland - France and The Low Countries, Grossdeutschland Division - Yugoslavia - Barbarossa, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Expands – 1942 – Fall of Kharkov, Grossdeutschland Division - Kharkov – Kursk – Dnieper, Grossdeutschland Division - East Prussia - Defeat, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Insignia, Grossdeutschland Division - Orders of Battle, Grossdeutschland Division - Bibliography

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As a celebration of their elite status, the Großdeutschland was permitted to wear unique insignia. An intertwined GD was displayed on the shoulder straps, and a cuff title, of the type granted to Waffen-SS units, was also distributed. The original version, which was silver writing on a green background left the unit unimpressed. Silver on green was the same colour of the Postal Service’s cuff title. In 1940, a new cuff title, this one silver on black (like the SS) was greeted happily. The cuff titles may be one reason that the ...

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Grossdeutschland Division, Grossdeutschland Division - Creation and Early History - Wachregiment Berlin, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland - France and The Low Countries, Grossdeutschland Division - Yugoslavia - Barbarossa, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Expands – 1942 – Fall of Kharkov, Grossdeutschland Division - Kharkov – Kursk – Dnieper, Grossdeutschland Division - East Prussia - Defeat, Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Insignia, Grossdeutschland Division - Orders of Battle, Grossdeutschland Division - Bibliography

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General: Strategic bombing during World War II Strategic bombing survey for the overall impact of the bombing. Specific: Baedeker raids Chungking Coventry Dresden Hamburg Helsinki February 1944, was mostly ineffective due to air defence and deception. Hiroshima One nuclear weapon dropped from a B-29, devastating a city. Kassel London - "The Blitz" and the V1 and V2 campaigns Lübeck Nagasaki ...

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List of military engagements of World War II, List of military engagements of World War II - Major Campaigns, List of military engagements of World War II - European Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - Asian & Pacific Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - Middle East Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - African & Mediterranean Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - Battles, List of military engagements of World War II - 1939, List of military engagements of World War II - 1940, List of military engagements of World War II - 1941, List of military engagements of World War II - 1942, List of military engagements of World War II - 1943, List of military engagements of World War II - 1944, List of military engagements of World War II - 1945, List of military engagements of World War II - Sieges, List of military engagements of World War II - Naval engagements, List of military engagements of World War II - Major bombing campaigns, List of military engagements of World War II - Operations, List of military engagements of World War II - Raiding Operations, List of military engagements of World War II - Raiding Units, List of military engagements of World War II - Defensive lines, List of military engagements of World War II - Contemporary wars, List of military engagements of World War II - Pre-World War II wars

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Small to medium-sized raiding operations were carried out by both Allied and Axis armies during World War II. The modus operandi used included guerrilla attacks by partisans in occupied territory and/or combined operations involving the landing and removal of specialised light infantry, such as commandos, by means of small boats. Allied Operation Colossus 10 February 1941 Operation Claymore, March 1941 Operation Archery, December 1941 Battle of Timor (from February 1942)