The '''Volkssturm''' (''People's Storm'') was [[Nazi Germany]]'s last-ditch [[militia]] formed in late 1944 to defend the homeland as [[Allied]] forces closed in. It consisted of poorly trained and equipped civilians aged 16 to 60. | The '''Volkssturm''' (''People's Storm'') was [[Nazi Germany]]'s last-ditch [[militia]] formed in late 1944 to defend the homeland as [[Allied]] forces closed in. It consisted of poorly trained and equipped civilians aged 16 to 60. |