HitlerÕs Orders of Battle

HitlerÕs Orders of BattleThis book in effect addresses the following questions: (1) During World War II what were all of the divisions and larger ground forces units fielded by Germany as well as by its major European allies (Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Rumania, and Slovakia)? (2) Month to month during the European War what were the key unit lifetime eventsadditions, redesignations, inter theater movements, and removalsof the German and European Axis divisions and

This book in effect addresses the following questions: (1) During World War II what were all of the divisions and larger ground forces units fielded by Germany as well as by its major European allies (Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Rumania, and Slovakia)? (2) Month-to-month during the European War what were the key unit lifetime eventsÑadditions, redesignations, inter-theater movements, and removalsÑof the German and European Axis divisions and major headquarters? (3) What were HitlerÕs all-theater orders of battle on key dates such as 1 September 1939 when Germany invaded PolandÑand on 22 June 1941 when Germany invaded Russia? (4) What were the German/Axis lineups during battles such as at El Alamein, Stalingrad, Kursk, Sicily, and the December 1944 Ardennes offensive? (5) And who were Adolf HitlerÕs senior staff officers and field commanders responsible for ground operations? This book includes twenty-one appendices, an annotated bibliography, and extensive endnotes.