As of May 15, 1944, the German Army possessed about 320 divisions of all types. Of these, about 50 were "panzer" or "panzer grenadier" divisions; about 200 were "offensive" infantry divisions; and ...
As Politico reported on Sunday, the German army is establishing a new division dedicated to territorial defense. The changes in the army's structure will take effect on April 1.
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
The move anticipates Germany's existing army divisions being deployed to NATO's external borders under NATO command as a ...
Over 8 Allied armored divisions took part in the battle including General Patton's 3rd Army. During the Battle of the Bulge, the German offensive spanned across a roughly 75-mile front line in the ...