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The Wehrmacht and the Holocaust on the battlefield

Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, the legend of the innocent Wehrmacht is no more, says historian Hannes Heer. For decades, some Germans considered the SS to be the only war criminals.
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Neutralizing the “Hard Centre of German Militarism”: U.S. Military Government and the Wehrmacht’s Elite Officers, 1945–1948

See, for example, H-3018, 5 Jun 1943, in Dokumente zur Deutschlandpolitik, 27 vols. to date (Frankfurt am Main: Alfred Metzner Verlag, 1961–), series 1, vol. 4, p ...
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When Americans and Wehrmacht Teamed Up Against the SS

One of WWII’s most bizarre and unexpected battles took place at Castle Itter in May 1945. In this dramatic clash, American troops and Wehrmacht soldiers—former enemies—fought side by side against the ...
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Die Höheren Dienststellen Der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945

Article link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/1955-07-01/die-hoheren-dienststellen-der-deutschen-wehrmacht-1933-1945https://www.foreignaffairs ...
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Hitler's soldiers

The discovery of files in Washington has provided fresh insight into a perennially controversial issue: the Nazi Wehrmacht, its self-image and its war crimes. DW talked to historian Felix Römer about ...