How big was the German army in the days of Hitler?

Answer 1

Between its re-emergence in 1935 until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945, the German Wehrmacht ("Defense Force") numbered approximately 18.5 million men who served in its ranks, though some historians list this number as high as 22 million.

Answer 2

This link provides the most detail that I have been able to find on WW1 German Army strength: http://militaryhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_imperial_german_army_of_1914_ Germany began the war with approx. 1.75 million regulars and and equal number of reservists and home guards. Approx. 13.4 million were in uniform 1914-18, of whom over 2 million were killed and 5 million wounded. Another link cites a total of 251 German divisions created during the war. Here is a link to each division's history: http://www.vlib.us/wwi/resources/germanarmywwi.html

Answer 3

At the start of 1914 the British Army had a reported strength of 710,000 men including reserves, of which 247,432 were regular troops, also including 80,000 regular troops formed as the British Expeditionary Force.

Answer 4

It's estimated that 5.3 million German soldiers were Kia or missing in action, so that's a floor for the size of the German military.

Answer 5

The size of the Russian Army in 1914 was 710,000 men. The actual army size varied throughout the war because of the loss of lives.

Answer 6

Approximately 16,000,000 (16 million) men served in the German Army between 1939 and 1945. Over 1.6 million, or about 10% lost their lives.

Answer 7

At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the size of the German Army was about 4.5 million. With all of its allies, the size of the force was about 11 million.

Answer 8

the German army had 856,000 full time soldiers and 2,944,000 reserves

Answer 9

100,000 men, only 6 battleships were allowed and Germany wasn't allowed planes, submarines or tanks