People's Storm
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People's Storm is the English translation of "Volkssturm," the Nazi German national militia formed in the final months of World War II from conscripted civilians and older men to defend the collapsing Third Reich.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Storm canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi organization
ⓘ
militia ⓘ |
| ageRange | 16–60 years ⓘ |
| allegiance | German Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 18 October 1944 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | total war policy of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| commandStructure | organized by local Nazi Party officials ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| dateFormed | October 1944 ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | German surrender in May 1945 ⓘ |
| eligibility | males aged 16 to 60 ⓘ |
| equipment |
Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
captured weapons ⓘ obsolete weapons ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
World War I veterans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boys ⓘ conscripted civilians ⓘ members of the Hitler Youth ⓘ older men ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male only ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | final months of World War II ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| loyalty | Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poor training and equipment
ⓘ
symbol of Nazi Germany's desperation ⓘ use of very young and very old soldiers ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
German-occupied territories
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Volkssturm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazi Party apparatus ⓘ |
| purpose |
last-ditch defense of the Third Reich
ⓘ
total mobilization of German male population ⓘ |
| recruitmentMethod | compulsory conscription ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Gauleiter
ⓘ
Reichsleitung of the NSDAP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Volkssturm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
defense of Berlin
ⓘ
defense of East Prussia ⓘ defense of the Oder front ⓘ |
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