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German Army 1939-45, The (1) - Blitzkrieg

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - World War II - Axis - Germany

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Product Info

Title
German Army 1939-45, The (1) - Blitzkrieg
Publisher
Category
Author
Nigel Thomas
Publish Year
1997
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398718
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA311
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA311

Description

On 1 September 1939, when Germany attacked Poland, the Wehrmacht numbered 3,180,000 men. It eventually expanded to 9,500,000, and on 8-9 May 1945, the date of its unconditional surrender on the Western and Eastern Fronts, it still numbered 7,800,000. The Blitzkrieg period, from 1 September 1939 to 25 June 1940, was 10 months of almost total triumph for the Wehrmacht, as it defeated every country, except Great Britain, that took the field against it. In this first of five volumes examining the German Army of World War Two, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of Hitler's Blitzkrieg forces, including an overview of the Blitzkrieg campaign itself. Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326, 330 and 336 are also available in a single volume special edition titled ‘German Army in World War II’.