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Imperialist
Posted: November 07, 2006 09:46 pm
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What was the age composition/age groups in percentages of the Wehrmacht? Is there any data available. I know it is hard to find out, so maybe an easier question would be what were the conscription age limit and fighting age limit. Also, what age groups were tapped when the war reached German soil and it turned into desperate resistance?

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dead-cat
Posted: November 07, 2006 10:10 pm
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from a total of 17.300.000 (all figures rounded) including all drafting regions even beyond the german frontier.
the data includes SS troops as well.

born 1900 and earlier
1.472.000

1901-1905
1.504.000

1906-1910
3.221.000

1911-1915
3.768.000

1916-1920
3.027.000

1921-1925
3.655.000

1926+
650.000

the % you can calculate by yourself.

taken from "Deutsche Militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg" by Rüdiger Overmans, table 27.

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Imperialist
Posted: November 07, 2006 10:15 pm
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Wow, great information! Many thanks Dead-cat!



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