What was the German army called during World War 2?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

It was commonly and incorrectly called the Wehrmacht which translated not as Army, but as defense might or defense strength and meant the collective armed forces of Heer for army Kriegsmarine for the Navy and the Luftwaffe for the German air forces. The Waffen SS were not considered to be a part of the Wehrmacht, but a political arm of the Nazi Party.

ANSWER:

The entire German Armed Forces for the country is called the Wehrmacht or "war machine". The Army is called the Heer. The Navy is the Kreigsmarine. The Air Force is the Luftwaffe.

Answer 2

From 1936-1945 the official name of the German army was Wehrmacht or Heer

The Term Wehrmacht (lit. defence force) was use to denote all three arms of the military, which was made up of das Heer(the army), die Luftwaffe (the air force) and die Kriegsmarine (the war-navy).

The Wehrmacht was disbanded on 20 August 1946 following the issuing of Allied Control Order No 20.

Its successor, die Bundeswehr (federal defence force), was founded on 12 November1955 an is made up of das Heer (the army), die Luftwaffe (the air force) and die Marine (the navy).

Answer 3

They were called jerries, Krauts from sourkraut i guess, Fritz from the brits, Heinie (pet form of Heinrich). In world war one they called em huns and teutons. And of course they called the Nazi's in ww2 Nazis because of their party's name Nazi.

Answer 4

Fallschirmjäger - Paratroopers;

Feldgendarmerie - "Field Police", the military police units of the Wehrmacht

Feuerwerker - Ordnance NCO

Frontkämpfer - Front-line soldier

Grenadier - Heavy Infantry

Infanterie - Infantry

Jäger -Light Infantry

Kampfschwimmer - Frogman

Kanonier - Gunner

Krad-Melder - Motorcycle Dispatch Rider

Kradschütze - Motorcycle Soldier

Krankenträger - Stretcher Bearer

Ladeschütze - Loader

Mannschaften - Enlisted Personnel

Maschinengewehrschütze - Machine Gunner

Meldereiter - Horse Dispatch Rider

Panzerbüchsenschütze - Anti-tank Rifleman

Panzerführer - Tank Commander

Panzergrenadier - Mechanized Infantry

Pionier - Combat Engineer

Quartiermeister - Quartermaster

Reiter - Cavalryman

Sanitäter - Combat Medic

Scharfschütze - Sharpshooter

Schnelle Truppen - Mechanized Troops (whether armour or infantry)

Schütze - lit. shooter; Infantryman

Soldat - Soldier / Enlisted Man

Späher - Scout

Answer 5

Duetsches Heer

Answer 6

the Narzzis

Answer 7

Wehrmacht.