Heer (Army)

The German Wehrmacht contained of three sister branches: The army, Air force and Navy.
In 1933 the German Reichswehr (Army and navy) was just a little more than a 100.000 strong force limited by the Treaty of Versailles and incapably of defending Germany’s borders.

On 16 March 1935, Adolf Hitler announced the reintroduction of conscription, and the army began to grow to a giant war machine.
The Reichswehr began a secret program of expansion, and the old Reichswehr were announcement by Hitler as the new Wehrmacht in 1935.

By 1939 Hitler’s Wehrmacht had become a giant war machine, designed to use the newly Blitzkrieg tactics to fight and win battles more quickly and powerful than any army in history.

Wehrmacht panzer 1935

The equipment of the Wehrmacht was no better than any other army of the time, but its troops were among the best-focused and best-trained in the world.
Between 1939 and 1945 close to 13 million served in the German Army. Over 1.6 million were killed and over 4.1 million were wounded.

[Army] (Quick Dagger Description)

The Army officer dress dagger was worn primarily with dress uniforms in walking out dress or in mess uniforms.
The design for the Army dress dagger was approved in May 1935 by designer Paul Casberg which also worked for the Carl Eickhorn firm.

The pommel shows a design of oak leaves and secures the blade to the hilt. The metal fittings of the hilt and the scabbard are normally silver-plated.
The large majority of standard army grips were made of celluloid and range in colour from white to yellow to orange. Genuine ivory grips or glass grips was an option and it’s rarely seen.
The characteristic cross guard’s shows an opened winged eagle holding a wreath-encircled swastika.
Blades were issued cleaned with no decorations but the purchaser had the option to order a Damascus steel blade or etched blade at his own expense, those optional blades are extremely rare, and hard to find.
The steel scabbard has two suspension bands complete with swivel rings.
There is an oak leaf motif on the suspension bands.
There were more than 40 different makers that produced the Army dress dagger.

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