otto. hessians,reichswehr, and everything in between. during the american revolution hessians were...
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Hessians,Reichswehr, and Everything in between. During the American Revolution
Hessians were hired by the British.
They were guns for hire or mercenaries.
Approximately 1,200 were killed in combat.
Victory at the Battle of Waterloo ended war in Europe for almost 40 years until the Crimean war.
During World War One their was no single Army.
The four main kingdoms or regions each had an army, they were Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony, and Württemberg.
During wartime all of them reported to the king.
After the war the Reichswehr was formed.
It had an Active, Reserve, and a national guard or home guard component to it as well.
World War Two and the NAZI’s
During the 6 years of War the NAZI’s made much progress in the way of military technology.Projects ranging from the Sturmgewehr 44 to the Horton Ho 229.The German military was famous for the blitzkrieg battle technique. German military made from France to Russia to Morocco all the way to Baghdad, Iraq.
The Modern German Army Created in 1955. Current size is approx.
90,000. approx.,. 20,000 are
conscripts. Motto-Schützen,
helfen, vermitteln, kampfen.
In 1990 after the collapse of the Berlin wall the army of East Germany was absorbed into the Heer.
In 1990 after the collapse of the Berlin wall the army of East Germany was absorbed into the Heer.
The Army currently consists of 5 mechanized divisions, 1 special forces and 1 airmobile.
German Divisions 1st Armoured Division 10th Armoured 13th Mechanized
Infantry 1
German/Netherlands Corps
Multinational Corps North East
Franco-German Brigade
Airmobile Operations Division
Special Operations Division
Eurocorps
Current Weapons
MP-7Replacing the current MP-2
G36 with a AG36 Grenade Launcher
KM2000 and Sheath
List of Modern and Past Weapons Mauser MP40 MP44 G3 G36 MP2 MP7 M3M G82 Barrett .50 AK-74
Accuracy International G22
AI G24 KM2000 P8 MG4 MG3 AG36 Grenade
Launcher MILAN Panzerfaust 3
Aircraft of the Army UH-1 Huey CH-53G being
converted to CG-53GA
Eurocopter Tiger Bölkow Bo 105 Eurocopter EC 135 NHI NH90
Vehicles of the Army Leopard 2 MBT
A5,A6 Spz Puma GTK BOXER Wiesel 1 2 KMW Grizzly Mercedes-Benz
250 GD “Wolf”
Operation Enduring FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom Kundez Province
Campaign Talibania KSK Operations include
many raids and patrols to oust the Taliban from the Kundez province and Chahar Dara district.
The German Army did not take an active part in the invasion of Iraq.
The military did provide however
-Intelligence Assistance -Provide Personnel to
protect US bases in Germany to allow more troops to be deployed to Iraq.
-Provide training to the Iraqi Army in the Arab Emirates.
Conflicts the German Military has taken part in. American Revolution Napoleonic Wars Crimean War World War I World War II Munich massacre Gulf War
UN Operations in Somalia
Post Balkan Wars Kosovo Campaign Operation Enduring
Freedom Operation Iraqi
Freedom
Work Cited Page
http://www.wri-irg.org/news/2006/pflueger-en.htm
http://www.moench-group.com/military-technology_issue_062010.php
Brinkley, Alan. “The Unfinished Nation 1877 to Present” Columbia University 2005 Boston
http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer