Military district (Germany)
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The military districts, also known in some English-language publications by their German name as Wehrkreise, were administrative territorial units in Nazi Germany before and during World War II. The t
The Wehrkreise after the Anschluss
Replacement Army
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The Replacement Army was part of the Imperial German Army during World War I and part of the Wehrmacht during World War II. It was based within Germany proper and included command and administrative u
Military district (Germany)
…during World War II. The task of military districts was the organization and the handling of reinforcements and resupplies for local military units. The Replacement Army (Ersatzheer) managed the districts. Responsibilities such as training, conscription, supply, and equipment were (at least partially) entrusted to the…
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Bundesarchiv Bild 183 S72707, Heinrich Himmler
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 L03233, Oberst Haseloff und General Friedrich Fromm
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