German troops were to remain in the country until it was paid off.

This released large numbers of German troops for use in the west.

It was reported that 700 German troops were killed in the attack.

Between 1941 and 1944, the district was occupied by German troops.

Some 10,000 German troops were killed and 50,000 taken prisoner.

Some were shot by German troops to end their suffering.

That was what nearly everyone wanted, none more than the German troops.

Only a few feet below them, in positions all along the street, were German troops.

The German troops had come to expect the war to end and were anxious to return home.

The number of German troops was to be reduced to 370,000 within three to four years.