Numbers
The total number of soldiers who served in the Wehrmacht during its existence from 1935–1945 is believed to have approached 18.2 million. This figure was put forward by historian Rüdiger Overmans and represents the total number of people who ever served in the Wehrmacht, and not the force strength of the Wehrmacht at any point.
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“Green grow the rushes-O
What is your one-O?”
—Unknown. Carol of the Numbers (l. 2–3)
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All ye witlings of the stage,
Learn your jingles to reform,
Crop your numbers to conform.
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Gently, sweetly, row by row;
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Albion’s joy, Hibernia’s pride.”
—Henry Carey (1693?–1743)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)