Word: wehrmacht
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...coast and in concentrations among northwest Europe's interlaced highways and railroads, the Wehrmacht was as ready for invasion as it ever would be. Germans could take comfort in the thought that never, except in the last crushing moments of ultimate defeat, had they had to apologize for the professional performance of their army. Even in retreat it was soldierly, resourceful, self-possessed...
...outside world could tell the Wehrmacht permitted itself none of the frenetic speculation that occupied German civilians. It and the Luftwaffe, which sometimes avoided the Allied raiders, sometimes whipped into them with fury and accuracy, had sterner work to occupy them...
Even Germans must know that, with 195 divisions still on the Russian front, the force in western Europe is slim. Only smart guessing by their generals, plus quick, accurate transfers of force to the main Allied attack areas, can stave off defeat. Five of the Wehrmacht's best carry this responsibility...
...Hitler at the present time is surrounded for the greater part by members of the Wehrmacht. He lives among these men on the Obersalzberg at Berchtesgaden. He seldom sees Goring, Goebbels and Himmler. In Hitler's house nowadays certain subjects are taboo; for instance, that of total war and its victims...
...others except those in Sweden. The U.S. Air Forces and the R. A. F. have battered the Paris and Schweinfurt plants heavily, may have put them out of production. Result: Germany now relies on SKF in Sweden for more than half of the bearings needed to roll the Wehrmacht's heavy arms, keep the Luftwaffe aloft. The U.S. wants that supply choked...