The Volkssturm – The Last Army of Germany in WW II
The Volkssturm in WW2 was the last army of Germany during the Second World War. From 1944 the Volkssturm (People's Storm) was established as a people's militia. It was under direct party control instead of the Wehrmacht. The Volkssturm was an army of civilians and consisted of men between the ages of 16 and 60. The Volkssturm weapons were: the Panzerfaust and the Volkssturmgewehr (Volkssturm Rifle). These were Germany's last ditch weapons of WWII. History Hustle presents: The Volkssturm – The Last Army of Germany in WW II. Disclaimer: I wear the German M40 greatcoat for the educational purpose of this video. Not because of affiliation with the Third Reich. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ► / historyhustler SUBSCRIBE ► / @historyhustle INSTAGRAM ► / historyhustle FACEBOOK ► / historyhustler SOURCES The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945 (Ian Kershaw). Hitler's Home Guard - Volkssturmmann - Western Front, 1944-45. The Second World War (Antony Beevor). Berlin: The Downfall, 1945 (Antony Beevor). IMAGES Images from commons.wikimedia.org and my own. VIDEO Video material from Battle for Berlin WW2 Footage • Battle for Berlin WW2 Footage 1945: Das letzte Aufgebot: Der "Volkssturm" • 1945: Das letzte Aufgebot: Der "Volkssturm" "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." MUSIC "Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Devastation and Revenge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Five Armies" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Mesmerize" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Wanna join forces and do a collaboration? Send me an email at: [email protected].
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