The Volkssturm sometimes referred to as “Hitler’s Militia” was created in September 1944 in order to defend the German homeland. It was a party organization, but ultimately was under the control of the Wehrmacht. This video looks at organization, weapons, equipment, training, Volkssturm on the Eastern and Western Front and various other aspects. Cover Design adaption by vonKickass. Cover: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-J31391 / CC-BY-SA 3.0. Berlin wird am 1. Februar 1945 zum "Verteidigungsbereich" erklärt. Volkssturmsoldaten werden in den ersten Apriltagen an der Panzerfaust ausgebildet. Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-J31391,_Berlin,_Volkssturm,_Ausbildung.jpg »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Yelton, David K.: Hitler’s Volkssturm. The Nazi Militia and the Fall of Germany 1944-1945. Kansas University Press: Kansas, US, 2002. Kissel, Hans: Der Deutsche Volkssturm 1944/45. Eine territoriale Miliz im Rahmen der Landesverteidigung. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Frankfurt am Main, 1962. Seidler, Franz W.: „Deutscher Volkssturm“. Das letzte Aufgebot 1944/45.Herbig: München, Germany, 1991 (1989). Biddle, Tami Davis: On the Crest of Fear: V-Weapons, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Last Stages of World War II in Europe. In: The Journal of Military History. Vol. 83, No. 1, January 2019. Hill, Alexander: The Red Army and the Second World War. Armies of the Second World War. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2017. Reese, Roger R.: Why Stalin’s Soldiers fought. The Red Army’s Military Effectiveness in World War II. University of Kansas: Kansas, US, 2011. Yelton, David K.: Hitler’s Home Gua