List Of Flags Of The Wehrmacht And Heer (1933–1945)
This article shows a list of flags of the German Wehrmacht and Heer which were used in the years between 1933 and 1945 by the German Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and Heer. Supreme command flags of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht Supreme command flags of occupied territories Supreme command flags of the ''Heer'' See also * List of flags of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) * List of flags of the German Navy (1935–1945) * List of German standards at the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 Literatur * * External links ''Flags of the world'' (Flags of the Armed Forces 1933–1945) {{Uniforms, insignia and ranks of Nazi Germany Flags Wehrmacht Wehrmacht flags 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 previous ...

Reichswehr
''Reichswehr'' () was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army () was dissolved in order to be reshaped into a peacetime army. From it a provisional Reichswehr was formed in March 1919. Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the rebuilt German army was subject to severe limitations in size and armament. The official formation of the Reichswehr took place on 1 January 1921 after the limitations had been met. The German armed forces kept the name 'Reichswehr' until Adolf Hitler's 1935 proclamation of the "restoration of military sovereignty", at which point it became part of the new . Although ostensibly apolitical, the Reichswehr acted as a state within a state, and its leadership was an important political power factor in the Weimar Republic. The Reichswehr sometimes supported the democratic government, as it did in the Ebert-G ...
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Werner Von Fritsch
Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual. His ousting was a major step in Adolf Hitler's establishment of tighter control over the armed forces. Just over a year later, before the outbreak of World War II, Fritsch was recalled as Colonel-in-chief of the 12th Artillery Regiment. He died in battle in Poland early in the war. Early life Fritsch was born in Benrath in the Rhine Province of the German Empire. He entered the Prussian Army at the age of 18; in 1901, he transferred to the Prussian Military Academy. In 1911, he was appointed to the German General Staff, where he served during World War I. Interwar period Weimar rule During the interwar period, Fritsch served in the Weimar Republic's Armed Forces (''Reichswehr''). In 1924, Frits ...
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List Of Flags Of The Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
This is a list of flags of the German ''Luftwaffe'' which were used in the years between 1933 and 1945. Most were based on the Prussian infantry regimental flags. Supreme Commander of the ''Luftwaffe'' Since the beginning of the ''Luftwaffe'', Hermann Göring was its designated head. In 1933 he was called ''Reichsminister der Luftfahrt'' ( Reich Minister for Aviation), when on 26 February 1935, he was instituted as Commander-in-Chief of the ''Luftwaffe''. He held this title until April 1945, when he was dismissed by Adolf Hitler and replaced by Robert Ritter von Greim. Other rank and command flags Literature * * References {{Uniforms, insignia and ranks of Nazi Germany Flags Luftwaffe Luftwaffe flags Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

Kommandeur Einer Division
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. Commander is also a generic term for an officer commanding any armed forces unit, for example "platoon commander", "brigade commander" and "squadron commander". In the police, terms such as "borough commander" and "incident commander" are used. Commander as a naval and air force rank Commander is a rank used in navies but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. The title, originally "master and commander", originated in the 18th century to describe naval officers who commanded ships of war too large to be commanded by a lieutenant but too small to warrant the assignment of a post-captain and (before about 1770) a sailing master; the commanding officer served as his own master. In practice, these were usually unrated sloops-of-war of ...
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Heinz Guderian
Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (; 17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) was a German general during World War II who, after the war, became a successful memoirist. An early pioneer and advocate of the " blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept. In 1936, he became the Inspector of Motorized Troops. At the beginning of the Second World War, Guderian led an armoured corps in the Invasion of Poland. During the Invasion of France, he commanded the armoured units that attacked through the Ardennes forest and overwhelmed the Allied defenses at the Battle of Sedan. He led the 2nd Panzer Army during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. The campaign ended in failure after the German offensive Operation Typhoon failed to capture Moscow, after which Guderian was dismissed. In early 1943, Adolf Hitler appointed Guderian to the newly created position of Inspector General of Armoured Troops. In this role, he had broad responsi ...
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