After Adolf Hitler's, National Socialist German workers party
(NSDAP), ascended to power in 1933, a clandestine operation
was launched to secretly rearm Germany. Within a very short
time, the Treaty of Versailles was renounced and the Wehrmacht
came into being. Along with the Kriegsmarine (Navy), and the
Luftwaffe (Airforce).
After 1935 when the treaty of Versailles was renounced the
German armed forces grew at a phenomenal rate during the course
of the war, and achieving more than 13 million personnel.
Some of the main components that made up the German army (Heer).
Heeresgruppe (Army Group)
Armeekorps (Infantry Corps)
Panzerkorps (Panzer Corps)
Gebirgskorps (Mountain Corps)
Reservekorps (Reserve Corps)
Reserve Panzerkorps (Reserve Panzer corps)
Höheres Kommando z.b.V (Corps HQ)
Panzer-Divisionen
Panzer-Grenadier-Divisionen (Motorised Infantry Division)
Jäger-Divisionen (Light Divisions)
Gebirgs-Divisionen (Mountain Divisions)
Waffen SS-Divisionen
Infanterie-Divisionen
Sicherungs-Divisionen
Divisions-Kommandos z.bV (Special Duty Divisions)
Grenzwacht-Divisionen (Frontier Guard Divisions)
Reserve-Divisionen (Training Divisions)
Feldausbildungs-Divisionen (Field Training Divisions)
Divisionen-Nr (Depot Divisions)
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