After a good search I'm unsuccessfull in finding any books describing the organisation of various levels of the army (i.e. how many men in a division, what equipment, what sub-groups, what level rank comanded the various sub-groups). Can anyone provide me with the name of a book (is such a book exists) describing these things, maybe even comparing the major players in the war as well as describing the development of organisation throughout the war.
Sorry if this is an already debated theme, but as i said the search function failed to turn up anything.
OMK
Army organisation
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Some Books
Try "Hitler's Army:Structure and Evolution of German forces 1933-1945" by the editors of 'Command' Magazine or 'The German Army Handbook'. There are several versions of the latter. One is by James Lucas and another if by a gentleman name Buchner. His first name escapes me. You should be able to find the first & posibly the 2nd title on Amazon.com
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The German High Command has been particularly successful in placing the various types of men where they best fit, and in selecting those to serve as cannon fodder, who are told to hold out to the last man, while every effort is made to preserve the elite units, which now are almost entirely part of the Waffen-SS. The German soldier in these units is in a preferred category and is the backbone of the German Armed Forces. He is pledged never to surrender and has no moral code except allegiance to his organization. There is no limit to his ruthlessness.
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from: http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/tme30/ch1sec2.html
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