Details of the smaller World War Two East European Armies' divisional orders of battle are not readily available, yet, they provided 800,000 men for Germany
Finland expecting the Russian occupation of their country when the Baltic States were treated to Soviet style deportations to Siberia sought German aid
The fiercely independent Lithuanians and their traditional mistrust of Germany made them a target for Nazi racial prejudice which regarded them as inferior
Latvians fought German land Barons in 1905, the German Freikorps in 1919, yet, the cruel Soviet occupation in 1940 meant they welcomed the Wehrmacht in 1941
The Baltic States were invaded by Germany and Russia, securing independence in 1920. In June 1940 the Red Army occupied the Baltic States, then Germany 1941
The Nordland SS consisting of Norwegian and Dutch Volunteers fought fierce tank battles against Red Army onslaughts to hold Narva and the Kurland enclave.
Operation Blau, the 1942 invasion of the Caucasus ensured German troops encountered Don-Cossack anti-communist soldiers who willingly joined German forces.
The Crimea was fought over by France and Britain to halt Russian expansion in 1854-56 with Crimean access to Caucasian oilfields crucial for Germany, 1942
Warsaw, Poland was invaded in 1939, the Warsaw Ghetto cleared in 1943, the Warsaw Uprising defeated in 1944 and faced liberation by Soviet Russia in 1945.
The Japanese learned about American efforts to build an atom bomb at Los Alamos by 1940. German agents infiltrated the secret project and informed Japan.
KL Julius Lemp, U30, torpedoed the passenger ship, SS Athenia off the Irish Donegal coast killing 117 people, 28 were American citizens on 3 September 1939.
Germany incurred 350,000 casualties monthly, on the Ostfront, resisting Soviet forces to the very end. German soldiers knew the penalties for atrocities
Germany, despite the defeat at Stalingrad was still capable of offensive action in Russia due to technical superiority in armoured vehicles and tactics.