Deutscher Volkssturm: das letzte Aufgebot 1944/45

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Herbig, 1989 - Germany - 415 pages
"Autumn 1944: Duetschland is hard hit. Allied Romania, Bulgaria and Finland have changed sides, the more available, the Red Army storming the borders of the empire in the east, the Anglo-Americans in the west. The German Wehrmacht is in desperate defense against an overpowering enemy. Then, in the twelfth hour, the Reich government tried to mobilize the very last reserves, and set up a people's militia: the German Volkssturm, in whose ranks men from 16 to 60 years who had not yet served were supposed to defend their homeland. The renowned historian Prof. Franz W. Seidler describes in his standard work the layout, organization, training and management of the Volkssturm. He deals with equipment and support, finance, sanitation, legal system, use and deployment of militia forces. Important chapters deal with the relationship to the Wehrmacht and with propaganda. Reich Propaganda Minister Dr. Alluding to the Preubian honor against the French occupiers in 1813, Joseph Goebbels attempted with the slogan "Well, people, get up, and storm, break free!" to motivate the Germans to fight. Meaningful photos, prints of documents, extensive sources, further literature as well as a location and subject index complete the successful presentation."--Back cover translated from German

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Totaler Krieg und Sicherung der Reichsgrenzen
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Vier Aufgebote
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Äußeres Auftreten
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Copyright

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