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Military of Nazi Germany
- A–A lineThe first mention of the Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan line appeared on the 18th of December 1940 in Führer Directive 21. This document outlined the specific goals…
- SchutzstaffelIn 1923, a small volunteer guard unit known as the Saal-Schutz formed to provide security for Nazi Party meetings in Munich.
- WehrmachtThe word Wehrmacht first appeared in the Frankfurt Constitution of 1849. It described all German military forces as a unified entity.
- Remilitarisation of the RhinelandThe Rhineland, a region stretching along the western bank of the Rhine River, became the focal point of European security after World War I.
- German rearmamentIn May 1921, the French government forced the official banning of the Freikorps paramilitary groups that had operated with tacit support from the Weimar…