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Wehrmacht
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Wehrmacht German [ˈveːrˌmaxt]
n
(Historical Terms) the armed services of the German Third Reich from 1935 to 1945
[from Wehr defence + Macht force]
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Please understand, I am not trying to compare the current Iranian regime to the Nazis, yet it is interesting to note that the Nazi regime did not feel very secure or comfortable with its army, the Wermacht, so it created an ideological army, the Schutzstaffel (meaning Protection Force or Defense Squad).
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