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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)
- fdewaele (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian War, WWI, WWII)
- GELongstreet (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, Word War I & II)
- Kierzek (talk · contribs) (The Third Reich, NSDAP history, Schutzstaffel (SS), German Panzers and weapons, World War II)
- 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)
- Nicealstn (talk · contribs) (Napoleonic Wars, Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian war, WWI, and WWII)
- Ted52 (talk · contribs) (German military history since 1789)
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Open tasks
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- ...to referencing and citation (10,470) • ...to coverage and accuracy (8,887) • ...to structure (1,778) • ...to grammar (485) • ...to supporting materials (1,888)
- 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]Today's featured articles
- 15 May 2026 – Operation Brevity (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Articles for deletion
- 09 May 2026 – Battle of Stuttgart (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Reywas92 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 09 May 2026 – Battle of Dortmund (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Chao Garden (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 04 May 2026 – Battle of Düsseldorf (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pi.1415926535 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
Files for discussion
- 13 Apr 2026 – File:German Magazine showing famous Blitz Image.JPG (talk · edit · hist) (on St Paul's Survives) was FfDed by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Apr 2026 – File:Karel Richard Richter.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Karel Richard Richter) was FfDed by JayCubby (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Feb 2026 – File:The Magnificent Eleven - First Five.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on The Magnificent Eleven) was FfDed by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 03 Apr 2026 – SMS Prinz Heinrich (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – Siege of Ariminum (538) (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – Battle of 42nd Street (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 02 May 2026 – SMS Natter (1880) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Apr 2026 – Jäger-class gunboat (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Feb 2026 – Tamara Bunke (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by The Blue Rider (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Feb 2026 – Iltis-class gunboat (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); start discussion
- 10 Jan 2026 – Type IX submarine (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Klutserke (t · c); start discussion
- 24 Sep 2025 – Aktion AB (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Daniel Case (t · c); see discussion
Good topic candidates
- 22 Apr 2026 – Wolf-class gunboat (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
The topic includes: SMS Hyäne (1878), SMS Wolf (1878), SMS Iltis (1878)
Featured article reviews
- 08 Mar 2026 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Borsoka (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 27 Apr 2026 – German involvement in the Spanish Civil War (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 03 Apr 2026 – Slovak Republic (1939–1945) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Slovakia during World War II by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 30 Dec 2025 – Heckler & Koch G3 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ominae (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Oct 2025 – Haenel MK 556 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MultiKam (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Dec 2023 – History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2023 – Selbstschutz (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by +JMJ+ (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
- 03 Sep 2019 – Tanks in the German Army (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BrownHairedGirl (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 18 Apr 2026 – Draft:Teufelslied (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by RedDeadGuy (t · c) was declined by Devonian Wombat (t · c) on 10 May 2026
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
{{isbn}}: Checkisbnvalue: checksum (help); 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