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History of Postwar Germany: 1947-1949.

The consolidation of Soviet controls in Eastern Europe continued, and this process culminated in the coup in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, which did not have a fully communist government before this time. By the end of 1948, non-communist leaders in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania had been eliminated by terrorism, faked trials and political purges. Czechoslovakia was…

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History of National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. VI.

Different international formations were created that supported the German war effort. Regardless of their personal sentiments regarding adhering to the racist ideology of the Nazi regime, volunteers from different countries nevertheless were largely motivated by anti-communist sentiments. Roughly half of the Waffen SS personnel were composed of non-German international volunteers by the end of…

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History of National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. IV.

Several strategic errors during the Second World War led to the eventual German military defeat. Great Britain was able to reconstruct its military power following the defeats in 1940, including due to deciding to bomb civilian rather than targets having military and industrial value, which eventually enabled the Allied landings on the continent. Deploying German and other Axis troops who were…

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National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. III.

While they were on the offensive in Russia, German armies also appeared successful during the summer of 1942 in northern Africa, where they had rescued the Italians after they experienced further setbacks in 1941. This development provided an impetus for Hitler to reinforce the Afrika Korps with greater available resources in view of Rommel’s victories and Italian weaknesses, which diverted them…

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History of National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. II.

The fall of France and the Battle of Britain that was superseded by aerial bombing and the war at sea was followed by Hitler’s struggle against Britain concentrated on the Mediterranean. He hoped to drive Britain out of the area and at the same time protect his southern flank in anticipation of an attack on the Soviet Union, in cooperation with Italy, which had joined the war against Britain and…

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History of National Socialist Germany during the Second World War. I.

Nazi Germany was not ceasing pursuing an aggressive foreign policy of making territorial acquisitions, and British authorities advised Germany that Poland would receive their assistance in the event of an invasion to further revise the Treaty of Versailles to reclaim former German territory. Nevertheless, Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 and forced a collapse in four weeks using a method…

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