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Welcome to the German military history task force. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below. The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here. Scope[edit]This task force includes the military history of the modern state of Germany, as well as that of those historical states which may be reasonably considered "German" (such as Prussia and the principalities of the Holy Roman Empire). Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding |
Participants
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- Auntieruth55 (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, French Revolutionary Wars, 18th century, some earlier)
- CsikosLo (talk · contribs) (ancient, medieval and WW2)
- Farawayman (talk · contribs) (Western Desert and Sicily, WW2)
- fdewaele (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian War, WWI, WWII)
- GELongstreet (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, Word War I & II)
- Jak474 (talk · contribs) (German aircraft)
- Kierzek (talk · contribs) (The Third Reich, NSDAP history, Schutzstaffel (SS), German Panzers and weapons, World War II)
- KevinNinja (talk · contribs) (World War II, major battles, Eastern Front)
- Lothar von Richthofen (talk · contribs) (World Wars, in particular the Eastern Front)
- Palastwache (talk · contribs) (Thirty Years' War, 17th and 18th century)
- Parsecboy (talk · contribs) (German navies, from the Prussian to the Kriegsmarine)
- Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) (World War II: Balkans)
- Philby NZ (talk · contribs) (WWII Luftwaffe fighter pilots)
- Thales Rodrigues de Miranda (talk · contribs) (U-Boots, East African Campain of WWI. WWII)
- Underneath-it-All (talk · contribs) (WWI & WWII)
- Nicealstn (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian war, WWI, and WWII)
- Ted52 (talk · contribs) (German military history since 1789)
- TeutonicToad (talk · contribs) (Brother's War, Franco-Prussian War, WWI, WWII, and some early Cold War knowledge)
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Article statistics
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Open tasks
[edit]- Attention needed
- ...to referencing and citation (10,988) • ...to coverage and accuracy (9,168) • ...to structure (1,817) • ...to grammar (488) • ...to supporting materials (1,926)
- Popular pages
- Full list
- Cleanup needed
- U-boat • Rudolf Schmundt
- Requested articles
- Bombardment of Samogneux • Lothar Erdman • Eduard Graf Paar • Ernst Kabisch • Küstenfischkutter (Currently redirect) • Lichterfelde barracks • Danubian Wars • Wilhelm von Faupel • Otto Program • League for Combat Policy • Michel Pastau • Roehm's Avengers • Hugo Martiny von Malastów • Martin Poppel • Operation Mittelmeer • Operation Richard • Helmuth Volkmann • Military history of Prussia • Duke Franz Albrecht of Saxony-Lauenburg • Joachim Rüdiger Freiherr von der Goltz • Jeremias von Chauvet • Prince Heinrich VI of Reuss-Plauen • Georg Benedikt Freiherr von Ogilvy • Christoph August Graf von Wackerbarth • Erich Gerhard • Wilhelm Magnus von Brünnecke • Warlimont memorandum (Currently redirect) • 2nd Brandenburg Field Artillery Regiment No. 18 • Johann-Georg Dora • Karl-Heinz Wagner • Klaus-Dieter Baumgarten • Fritz Peter (general) •Franz Georg von Glasenapp • Reichsheer (Currently redirect) • List of aerial victories of Ernst Udet
- Expansion needed
- Wilhelm Heye • Operation Schamil • Walter Heitz • Michael Kitzelmann • Martin Becker • Battle of Trutnov • Second Battle of Langensalza • Battle of Jicin • Battle of Bezzecca • Operation Archery • Battle of Åndalsnes • Feldpost • Richard Ruoff • Walter Weiß • Otto Christoph von Sparr • Alexander von Spaen • Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow • Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer • Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock • Hans von Lehwaldt • Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld • Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories • Battle of Zeeland • Battle of Maastricht • Battle of Ryn • Battle of Pruszcz Gdański • 1st Ubootgeschwader • Ulrich von Coler • Reinhard von Scheffer-Boyadel • Battle of St. Quentin (1871) • Battle of the Lisaine • more...
- Images needed
- 1940–44 insurgency in Chechnya • Air attack on the fortress of Koepenick • Hans-Peter von Kirchbach • Harald Wust • Jürgen Brandt
- Merging needed
- Add an article here!
- Citations needed
- Adriatic Campaign of World War II • Jagdgeschwader 52 • Battle of the Sea of Azov • Battle of Marquain • Panzerjäger
- Translation needed
- de:Hans Georg Schmidt von Altenstadt
Article alerts
[edit]Articles for deletion
- 24 Jun 2025 – Dachau Uprising (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Plantbaseddiet (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 13 Jun 2025 – Operation Foča (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Amanuensis Balkanicus (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 20 Jun 2025; see discussion (3 participants)
- 07 Jun 2025 – Battle of Dobrosin (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Amanuensis Balkanicus (t · c) was closed as redirect by Goldsztajn (t · c) on 23 Jun 2025; see discussion (8 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 12 Jun 2025 – Freiheitsaktion Bayern (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Plantbaseddiet (t · c) was deleted
- 12 Jun 2025 – Battle of Herceg Novi (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JFHJr (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 22 Jun 2025 – Category:German military attachés (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Kaffet i halsen (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 26 Jun 2025 – Josef Rudolf Mengele (talk · edit · hist) →Josef Mengele was RfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
A-Class review
- undated – SMS Fürst Bismarck (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 23 Jun 2025 – SMS Hyäne (1860) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); start discussion
- 25 May 2025 – SMS Iltis (1898) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); start discussion
- 21 May 2025 – SMS Iltis (1878) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
- 21 May 2025 – Albatross-class gunboat (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2025 – Günther Rall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MisterBee1966 (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 14 Jun 2025 – German submarine U-37 (1938) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 23 Jun 2025 – Battle of 42nd Street (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by History6042 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 20 Jun 2025 – Food in occupied Germany (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to American food policy in occupied Germany by Paprikaiser (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jun 2025 – SS and police leader (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to SS and Police Leader by 94.246.147.217 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jun 2025 – Bohemian Revolt (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bohemian revolt by Cinderella157 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 14 Jun 2025 – Four-Power Authorities (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Allied Control Council by Bearian (t · c); see discussion
- 21 May 2025 – Propaganda in Nazi Germany (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Adult education in Nazi Germany by 2804:14C:5BB1:9473:A1AB:ED41:85C6:6719 (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Mar 2025 – Battle of Fürth (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Battle of the Alte Veste by Deteon (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Nov 2024 – Lannion Airfield (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lannion–Côte de Granit Airport by P199 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 02 Oct 2023 – Selbstschutz (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cukrakalnis (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Feb 2023 – French Resistance (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fred Gandt (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2022 – Freikorps (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AnomieBOT (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Apr 2022 – History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Knowledgekid87 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Sep 2019 – Tanks in the German Army (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BrownHairedGirl (t · c); see discussion
Resources
[edit]- German History Sources — extensive database including primary sources from the 18th century to the present.
- German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) — comprehensive collection of primary sources in English and German.
US Army Center of Military History Resources
[edit]- CMH Pub 104-1: MILITARY IMPROVISATIONS During the RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN
- CMH Pub 104-3: NIGHT COMBAT (replaces DA Pam 20-236)
- DA Pamphlet 20-234: Historical Study; Operations of Encircled Forces; German Experiences in Russia
- CMH Publication 104-18: German Antiguerrilla Operations in the Balkans (1941-1944) (replaces DA Pam 20-260)
- CMH Pub 104-13: AIRBORNE OPERATIONS: A German Appraisal
- DA Pamphlet 20-240: Historical Study; Rear Area Security in Russia; The Soviet Second Front Behind the German Lines
WWI
[edit]- Brose, Eric Dorn. The Kaiser's Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany During the Machine Age, 1870–1918
- Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
WWII
[edit]- GERMAN ORDER OF BATTLE; 1944; ISBN 1-85367-170-3; Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books.
- This book is a reprint of an Allied intelligence publication prepared during World War II.
- HANDBOOK ON GERMAN MILITARY FORCES; ISBN 0-8071-2011-1 (PAPER); USACMH;
- This book is a reprint by the Louisiana State University Press from 1990. The original data is in the Public Domain. Only the additional information added by LSU Press is Copyrighted.
- GERMAN ARMY UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA (1933-1945); ISBN 0-688-04318-0 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum; Arco Publishing Company 1977.
- THE GERMAN GENERALS TALK; ISBN 0-688-06012-9; 1948; William Morrow and Company; by B.H. Liddell Hart.
- THE U-BOAT COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK; ISBN 0-939631-21-0 (PAPER); Thomas Publications; 1989