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In World War II, the German army could be divided into the Wehrmacht and the SS. These two armies are both independent forces, neither side can control the other, it is two independent systems. But do you know what exactly are the districts of these two armies? Today, Xiao Gong will talk with you about it.
Wehrmacht
First, let's talk about the Wehrmacht. As the name suggests, the Wehrmacht is Germany's national army, and the Wehrmacht is Germany's traditional defense force, and the main body is the Junker aristocracy --- traditional German military family. The generals of the Wehrmacht had high military qualities and personal qualities, they had their own principles and honors, and they joined the war in the service of Germany.
However, after Hitler came to power, the Wehrmacht was nominally owned by Germany, while in fact the Wehrmacht was loyal to Führer Hitler. In the ensuing Second World War, the Wehrmacht was the main and absolute force in waging aggression, and they also showed great combat literacy and combat standards on the battlefield. They and the armies of Britain and the United States and other countries, there is no essential difference in management mode, conscription system and weapons and equipment, and the German Wehrmacht exists for war.
Ss
Next, let's talk about the SS. The SS is the army of the Nazi Party, of course, it can also be said to be the private armed forces of the German Nazi Party, mainly to prevent the Wehrmacht from betraying Hitler and to carry out some shady assassination missions.
The predecessor of the SS is the personal escort equipped by Nazi Elder Ernst Röhm to Hitler, the SS is only loyal to the Nazi Party, the most important is to Hitler, of course, we can also understand that the SS is the armed arm of the Nazi Party or Hitler. Many of the Nazi assassinations, arrests and other activities were carried out by the SS, which can also be understood as the "blood droplets" of the Nazi Party, and many horrific massacres were carried out by them, and it can be said that they committed a lot of crimes.
The difference between the two armies can be seen in their uniforms.
The Wehrmacht cockade consists of a red badge surrounded by eagle coat of arms with oak leaves, which is the military cap of the Wehrmacht; The SS cockade consisted of an eagle emblem and a skull, and their eagle emblem shapes were different. And this is a clear feature that distinguishes the two armies.
Wehrmacht
Ss
The Wehrmacht showed a high level of combat on the battlefield, especially relying on the "blitzkrieg", the Wehrmacht basically had any opponents in Europe, but on the other hand, the SS except for a few Germans was strong in the main division, and a large number of foreign volunteer divisions were formed later, and the combat effectiveness of the SS was really not on the platoon.
The Wehrmacht is for the country, and they are also loyal to their own country, whether the country is right or wrong; But the SS were a group of executioners stained with blood, and the SS killed innocents indiscriminately against a group of unarmed civilians. Germany's famous general Rommel looked down on the SS, not only that, the Wehrmacht had become very disdainful of Hitler's decisions, and the Wehrmacht believed that Hitler was dragging Germany into an endless abyss.