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Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The designation "Wehrmacht" replaced the previously used term (Reich Defence) and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime's efforts to rearm Germany to a greater extent than the Treaty of Versailles permitted.
National Revolutionary Army
Nationalist Army of the Republic of China
Royal Italian Navy
1861-1946 maritime warfare branch of Italy's military; predecessor of the current Italian Navy
Royal Italian Air Force
air force of the Kingdom of Italy
Jewish Brigade
Jewish military unit of the British army
Commandos (United Kingdom)
military unit - WWII
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
Polish RAF Squadron in World War Two
Seventh United States Army
formation of the United States Army from 1943 to 1947 and 1950 until 2010
2nd Armored Division
formation of the French Army (1943-1999)
51st (Highland) Division
infantry division of the British Army
150th Guards Motorized Rifle Division
military unit of RF
13th Airborne Division
US military unit
III Armored Corps
major formation of the United States Army Forces Command
First Canadian Army
formation of the British Army (1942-1946)
III Marine Expeditionary Force
formation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
all-black battalion of the Women's Army Corps
2nd Shock Army
military unit
17th Army
1940-1946 Soviet Army formation
United States First Fleet
Fleet of United States Navy
Republic of China Marine Corps
military unit
18th Army
military unit
Feldjägerkorps
The Feldjägerkorps () ( field hunter corps) was a military provost organization in the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was established on 27 November 1943 and consisted of three Feldjäger commands that reported directly to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, headed by chief of staff Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel. It was recruited from veteran, battle-hardened troops and was senior to all other military police organizations. It operated approximately 12 miles behind the front lines, and its main function was to maintain order and discipline among the troops, hunting down deserters an
Fifteenth United States Army
formation of the United States Army (1944-1946)
9th Guards Army
field army of the Red Army in WWII
27th Army
military unit
83rd Infantry Division
formation of the United States Army (1917-1946)
XIII Corps
British Infantry Corp of WW I & WWII
4th Division
1888-1945 Imperial Japanese Army infantry division
11th Armored Division
British Army combat formation
5th Shock Army
military unit
Desert Air Force
military unit
4th Canadian Division
Canadian Army regional formation
6th Division
1917-1946 Australian Army infantry division
78th Infantry Division
British army division
Mongolia Garrison Army
military unit
31st Army (Soviet Union)
military unit
97th Infantry Division
formation of the United States Army (1918-1946)
No. 30 Commando
military unit
65th Army
52nd Army
military unit
93rd Infantry Division
segregated United States Army formation, 1917-1946
46th Infantry Division
British 2nd Line Territorial Army formation
Kazan Military District
No. 1 Squadron
Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron
43rd Army
field army in the Soviet Union
5th Guards Cavalry Corps
military unit
8th Estonian Rifle Corps
military unit
Holy Cross Mountains Brigade
military unit
42nd Army
field army of the Soviet Union's Red Army, created in 1941
South East Asia Command
WWII commanding body of Allied forces in Southeast Asia
9th Division
former infantry division of the Australian Army
45th Army
military unit
81st Readiness Division
active United States Army Reserve formation
1st Special Service Brigade
brigade of the British Army
1st Guards Mechanized Corps
military unit
Maori Battalion
an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that served during the Second World War
4th Special Service Brigade
WWII British military unit
V Amphibious Corps
military unit
37th Division
division
34th Division
division