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The German army during the Second World War was a powerful and formidable military force, which conquered much of Europe and waged all-out war against the Allies. It was made up of three branches: the army (Heer), the navy (Kriegsmarine) and the air force (Luftwaffe). It was led by Adolf Hitler, who held the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Reich Armed Forces (Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht).
The German army launched the Second World War by invading Poland on 1 September 1939, with the complicity of the Soviet Union.
It then successively defeated France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Yugoslavia and Greece in 1940.
It also fought in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy. It attacked the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, but was stopped at the gates of Moscow, then repulsed at Stalingrad and Kursk. It suffered heavy losses on the Eastern Front in the face of fierce resistance from the Red Army.
The German army also had to contend with the United States' entry into the war in December 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was bombarded by the Allied air force, which targeted its industrial centres, infrastructure and other buildings.
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