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On March 16, 1935, Hitler reintroduced conscription, effectively making public his previously clandestine rearmament program. The German army would be increased in size to 550,000 troops, and the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic would be renamed the Wehrmacht. While the term Wehrmacht would most often be used to describe German land forces, it applied to the entire regular German military. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW; Wehrmacht High Command) was designed to exercise command and control of the three branches of the Wehrmacht-the Heer (army), the Luftwaffe (air force), and the Kriegsmarine (navy)-each of which had its own high command. This book - the second of a two-volume series - examines the nature of the Wehrmacht and its combat history in the second half of World War II. It looks at the relationship between Hitler and his generals; between his generals and their officers; and between those officers and their men. It profiles the German frontline soldier and the arms industry that kept him fighting. It also provides an unflinching look at the realities of the Wehrmacht's role in Nazi atrocities.

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