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War Badges of the Wehrmacht
War Badges of the Wehrmacht (World War II German Army) page of the German World War II Medals, Awards and decorations. An apolitical history site.
Iron Cross - Wehrmacht
Iron Cross of the Wehrmacht (World War II German Army) page of the German World War II Medals, Awards and decorations. An apolitical history site.
Occupation Medals - Wehrmacht
Occupation (Anschluss) medals page of the German World War II Medals, Awards and decorations of the Wehrmacht, including Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Heer. An apolitical …
War Merit Cross - Wehrmacht
The War Merit Cross, created and instituted prior to the war, formed an integral part of the awards structure of the Third Reich by filling voids which would otherwise exist both in the civilian and …
Documents of the Wehrmacht
Wehrpass, Soldbuch, ID Documents, Wehrmacht, Heer By Sebastián Bianchi Identity Tags The Erkennungsmarke was the oval metal identification, or “dog tags”, that were worn by every …
Documents of the Wehrmacht
Wehrpass, Soldbuch, ID Documents, Wehrmacht, Heer By Sebastián Bianchi Wehrpass The Wehrpass was a very comprehensive documentation book issued to all conscripts at the time …
Ribbon Bars - Wehrmacht
Holders of Imperial long service awards called back into WEHRMACHT service were required to replace them with corresponding grade (s) of the "new Wehrmacht" awards-so that ribbon bars …
Firearms and Uniforms of the Wehrmacht
S. Bianchi collection In June 1934, the German army adopted the Mauser Karbiner 98 kurz as the standard service rifle of the German army. It remained in service until the end of the war in …
Walther P-38 - Wehrmacht
By the end of the war 1.2 million P38s were produced, of which Walther made only about 580,000. Because the Wehrmacht needed more than 10,000 pistols per month, they looked for …