SS Obersturmbannführer Jochen Peiper was one of Germany 's most colorful military leaders of World War II with an audacious reputation. The name Peiper will always be linked to the Malmédy Massacre, the death of Belgian civilians and more than...
The purpose of this study is to identify relationships between Nazi Macroeconomic policy and its ability to enable genocide. This study uses primary source documentation from newspapers, historical documents and published works to examine Nazi...
The German General Staff launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 assuming the eastern campaign would last only three months. However, within six months after the initiation of hostilities the Red Army blunted the Wehrmacht’s attack outside the...
Second volume of top-level directives issued by Hitler and the German Armed Forces High Command from 1939 through 1945. The directives of the later years of the war clearly reflect the change in the character of German warfare from large-scale...
This study on Germany focuses on transportation systems and inland waterways. The four sections of this document are broken down by the shipbuilding industry, shipping industry, Reich (national) waterways, and inland ports.
The Hitler Youth is not a Boy Scout or Girl Guide organization. It is in no respect comparable to any organization for young people known to the Western World. It is a compulsory Nazi formation, which has consciously sought to breed hate,...
This monograph explores the role of cohesion and morale on unit effectiveness in a culturally and racially heterogeneous environment, whether these elements can be nurtured and maintained within this environment, and what the means are for doing...
The origin and growth of the Nazi Party are among the most important political and social phenomena of modern times. The beginning of the document discusses the Nazi Party's rise to power and ideology, along with organization and activities of the...
Beverly, Charlie L.; Steele, Bryan L.; Martin, Keith; Daigle, Roger; Santos, Rick
Thesis: The Battle of the Bulge lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945 and was the largest land battle in terms of the number of soldiers and the area of land in which the United States participated during World War II.
This monograph discusses the proper doctrine for current heavy forces in Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT). The urban warfare concepts found in classical military theory, modern military theory, history, and contemporary analysis are...
A report on the organization and function of the German Joint Command based on German naval staff documents. Discusses the Joint Command from 1919-1928 and contains memorandums by General v. Brauchitsch and Admiral Raeder. Also contains a...
Abstract: The Department of Defense and the military have found that building and maintaining a relationship with the media is critical to the management of information describing the War in Iraq. As a nation fighting the Global War on Terrorism,...
Thesis Statement: The U.S. Military used powerful propaganda tactics demonstrating hatred and brutal violence on innocent people as the key elements to justify war in Iraq. Abstract: As a nation fighting the Global War on Terrorism, the U.S....
The Combat Studies Institute developed this bibliography of historical films, videotapes, motion pictures, and related audiovisual aids to support the TRADOC Military History Education Program, Instructors at the ROTC and branch service schools...
Prior to World War II, the port of Cherbourg was a premier deep-water European port for large trans-Atlantic vessels. Throughout World War I, Cherbourg was a hub of activity for the French and was a main base for repair of all naval vessels in...
This monograph examines a concept considered an abomination to some airmen - operational air reserves. The study is exploratory in nature: searching applicable theory, historical examples, and contemporary developments for insights on air reserves....
Office of Military Government for Germany (US), Office of the Director of Intelligence
Part I of this document contains the Nazi's plan for the future of Russia. These are extracts and excerpts on the SS as a criminal organization, self-sacrifice, slave labor, ideals, Himmler on natural selection, orders, and thoughts on Hitler. Part...
This private war journal comprises seven volumes covering the dates 14 August 1939 to 24 September 1942, the date of Halder's dismissal by Hitler. The journal was kept by Halder personally in his own shorthand and contains notes on conferences,...
As Adolf Hitler conquered most of the European continent in 1939-1941, the small island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea became vital to future operations in the Mediterranean region for both the Axis and Allied powers. If the Allies controlled...
A revolutionary tradition did not exist in the Imperial German Army. But during the years 1918-1944 events occurred which produced such an impact on the moral fibre of the German Officer Corps that eventually a few of them participated in a...