Germany's Armed Forces in the Second World War: Manpower, Armaments, and Supply.

Balsamo, Larry T.

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ERIC Number: EJ440297

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Germany's Armed Forces in the Second World War: Manpower, Armaments, and Supply.

Balsamo, Larry T.

History Teacher, v24 n3 p263-77 May 1991

Discusses the state of Germany's armed forces in World War II. Describes Germany's progress from inferior weaponry and unprepared military at the beginning of the war to superior weapons and fighting. Stresses heavy German dependence on horse drawn supply. Credits Germany's defeat to human attrition accelerated by Hitler's operational leadership. (DK)

Descriptors: Armed Forces, European History, Flight Training, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, History Instruction, Military Personnel, Military Science, Modern History, Nazism, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Weapons, World War II

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - General

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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