Volkssturm

…of July 20, 1944), the Volkssturm (“People’s Storm Troop”), a mass levy of mostly older men, and later the Werwolf, a guerrilla force intended to continue the struggle after the war. He also unsuccessfully commanded two army groups.

…pressed into service as the Volkssturm (“People’s Storm Troop”), and Germany was turned into a battlefield in a senseless campaign to delay the inevitable defeat.