Originally Posted by john1761

Just got this info .

TABLE XXX ECONOMIC AND MILITARY USE OF THE GERMAN MALE POPULATION BY THE END OF 1944

OF WHOM IN
GROUP AGE (44) TOTAL EMPLOYED MILITARY SERVICE

70-78 66-74 2,120,000 391,000 (18.4%) -
79-83 61-65 1,612,000 1,006,000 (62.4%) -
84-93 51-60 3,900,000 3,444,000 (88%) 118,000 (3%)
94-00 44-50 3,633,000 3,437,000 (94.6%) 702,000 (19.3%)
01-05 39-43 3,351,000 3,250,000 (97%) 1,247,000 (37.2%)
06-22 22-38 10,574,000 10,439,000 (98.7%) 8,222,000 (77.8%)
23-26 19-21 2,573,000 2,480,000 (96.4%) 2,405,000 (93.5%)
27 18 597,000 547,000 (91.6%) 125,000 (20.9%)
28 17 610,000 525,000 (86.1%) -
29 16 592,000 455,000 (76.9%) -
30 15 594,000 410,000 (69%) -
The 1st #s are yr born, 2nd age in44, 3rd total pop. 4th # in idus and heers ,5th # in Heers . This shows that there were a large group of armed forces 19 to 43 yrs old in 44. Some where close to 12 million . So there would have been plenty of seasoned vets for the allies to use against the red menace in 45