Define Wehrmacht Meaning

The "wehrmacht" is the old (during WWII) German for the military. Americans unknowingly labled the wehrmacht as nazis. Eventhough the wehrmacht was not too found of nazis.

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Deutsche for "military power". A term used during WWII, by the Allies, to describe the entire nazi military.

The military or armed forces of Nazi Germany

The Backbone of the German Military from post- WW I to the end of WW II when it was converted into the Bundeswehr, the modern German Army. The Wehrmacht was the best armed and force-effective military force in the world at the time, the Waffen Schutztaffel (Basically the guys who were trained better and favored more by politicians and therefore ideologically puppeted more), its sister wing.

The men of the Wehrmacht were good and respectful fighters with largely anti-communist outlooks. They rarely gave up and would fight until the bitter end. Their squad makeup consisted of ten men, one machine-gunner and his spotter, a squad leader and seven riflemen. The riflemen were to 'flush' the enemy into the machine-gun fire. This gave the Wehrmacht a more organised and straightforward advantage over the complicated US Army squads, or the Red Army squads who could drown the Wehrmacht due to sheer human waves.

All in all, the Wehrmacht was very influential in the creation of post-WW II Armies. The Wehrmacht, was in no way anti-

Semitic, racist or misogynist as stereotypes might suggest. These traits depend on each man personally. The Wehrmacht is still well respected and even favoured by some over today's military forces.

Possibly a better term for the trendy hairstyle currently better known as The Hitler Youth Haircut. You can now name this hip, mid-century modern hairstyle with little offensiveness while still implying it's dodgy origins!

Wehrmacht was the name of the general conscripted armed forces of the fascist Germany. Not to be mistaken for the far more malevolent Waffen SS.

The “Clean Wehrmacht” is the myth that during WW2, the regular German army (Wehrmacht) was an apolitical, honorable army that did not participate in crimes against humanity. People who believe this think that only the Waffen SS carried out Nazi atrocities.

This is a total fantasy. It was a myth designed after the war to shift blame and downplay the German military’s crimes against humanity. The Wehrmacht took part in the Holocaust, routinely shot POWs, and committed countless massacres of civilians. All of which was documented in Wehrmacht reports drawn up by Wehrmacht officers who gave Wehrmacht soldiers explicit instructions to do so. It’s true that SS soldiers were even more fanatical, and not all German soldiers committed war crimes. Bur never, ever let anyone tell you that the Wehrmacht isn’t culpable for the crimes of Nazi Germany.

The Wehrmacht was the formal name for the combined armed forces of Nazi Germany. Outside of academic literature, the term is mostly used today by people who want to express their affinity for the fandom surrounding WWII armed fascism without committing to being actual Nazis themselves. These people often forget to capitalize the "w" even though it is a proper noun.