THE German Army has several tasks which it must fulfill simultaneously. It must resist the Anglo-American invasion. It must oppose the Russians in the east. It must keep the satellite states in line ...

In a series of battles the German Army is pushed further east and the German commanders privately concede the war is lost. Before the Allied armies can invade Germany, an armistice is signed ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One in four new recruits to the German armed forces drops out within six months of joining, according to ...