Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Eastern Front (World War II)" in English language version.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)For example, my own extensive study of German forces in 1941 (Volume IIA and IIB of 'Operation Barbarossa: the complete Organisational and Statistical Analysis') shows the entire German force on the Eastern Front (up to 4 July 1941) had around 3,359,000 men (page 74, Vol IIB). This includes around 87,600 in the Northern Norway command (Bef. Fin.), and 238,700 in OKH Reserve units (some of which had not yet arrived in the East). It includes all personnel in the German Army (including the security units), Waffen SS, Luftwaffe ground forces and even naval coastal artillery (in the East). This figure compares very well with the figure in the table (around 3,119,000) derived from Earl Ziemke's book (which is used as the Axis source in the chart)
Whether nations live in prosperity or starve to death … interests me only in so far as we need them as slaves for our Kultur ...
Whether nations live in prosperity or starve to death … interests me only in so far as we need them as slaves for our Kultur ...
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