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    The Volkssturm (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksʃtʊʁm]; "people's storm") was a levée en masse national militia established by Nazi Germany during the last...
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    Panzerjägd Battalion Kampfgruppe Voigt Volkssturm Battalion 244 Volkssturm Battalion 26/50 Volkssturm Battalion 26/52 Volkssturm Battalion 26/62 281st Infantry...
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    translated directly either as "People's assault rifle" or "Volkssturm rifle." Volkssturm, the German late war militia home defense force, means "People's...
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  • firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed forces in World War II. • Seitengewehr 42 • Seitengewehr...
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  • carbine intended for use by the Volkssturm. Volkssturmgewehr 1-5: a semi-automatic rifle intended for use by the Volkssturm. Wimmersperg Spz-kr: late war...
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  • Hessische Industrie Werke and August Cöenders in 1944. They were intended as Volkssturm weapons and the carbine variant used blow forward operation. Chambered...
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    Hitler in his last filmed appearance, honouring Hitler Youth members of the Volkssturm in the Reich Chancellery garden...
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  • Ernst Tiburzy (category Volkssturm personnel)
    Ernst Tiburzy (26 December 1911 – 14 November 2004) was a German Volkssturm ("Peoples Assault") member during World War II who received the Knight's Cross...
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    half-second burst of flame of up to 27 metres (89 ft). It was issued to the Volkssturm or the Werwolf movement, but also used by the Fallschirmjäger (German...
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    adopted by the Volkssturm as a low level non-commissioned officer position in charge of squad sized formations (Gruppe) of Volkssturm soldiers. The term...
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