Wehrmacht: Timeline

1934   The Wehrmacht is tricked into swearing allegiance to Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany [i] from 1933, and Fhrer [i] of Germany [i] from 1934 until h ... 

 personally.

1943   World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

: Soviet Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state [i] ... 

 officials announce they have broken the Wehrmacht's siege of Leningrad Siege of Leningrad

The Siege of Leningrad was the German [i] siege [i] of Leningrad [i] during World War II [i] and ... 

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1943   World War II: Radio Berlin announces the discovery by Wehrmacht of mass graves of Poles killed by Soviets in the Katyn massacre Katyn massacre

The Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest Massacre, was a mass execution of Polish [i] ... 

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1943   World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

: the Wehrmacht and the Red Army Red Army

The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, , the armed ... 

 fight the Battle of Prokhorovka - the greatest tank battle in history.