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Boys, Old Men, and a Lost War: The Volkssturm and Germany’s Final Mobilisation

Ceremonious swearing-in of the volunteers of the Berliner Volkssturm. Today the solemn swearing-in of the volunteers of the German Volkssturm took place in Berlin. Image shows Volkssturm militia troops with their weapons during the march past Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Dr. Goebbels.

After the horrors of Stalingrad, the collapse of the Eastern Front, Operation Bagration, and the aftermath of the Allied landings on the Western Front during D-Day, Hitler was ready to make his final desperate move: the Volkssturm. The Volkssturm was…

Nick Ravenshade
March 8, 2026

Boys, Old Men, and a Lost War: The Volkssturm and Germany’s Final Mobilisation

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