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D-Day Axis

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A collection of articles related to the Axis forces present on D-Day.

german navy ww2

German Navy During World War Two

The following article on the German Navy during World War Two is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  Admiral Erich Raeder, chief of the navy, was a competent officer who recognized the need for Germany to conduct a successful war at…

german army ww2

German Army During WW2

The following article on the German Army WW2 is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The German army was often misidentified in Anglo-American reports as the ‘‘Wehrmacht,’’ which in fact referred to the armed forces as a whole. The German word…

german air force ww2

German Air Force in WW2: Luftwaffe’s Terror

Five years after introducing the world to the blitzkrieg, in concert with fast-moving panzers, the German air force was being hunted to destruction. In 1939 the Luftwaffe was the world’s strongest air force with modern equipment, well-trained aircrews, and combat experience from the Spanish Civil War. However, from its secretive…

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