He was a Wehrmacht
General in Nazi Germany during WW II. He was chief of staff for Field Marshall
Rommel the most distinguished military officer of WW II who was much respected
by allied commanders. Although he supported Nazi policies on territorial issues
of Germany he opposed the racial policies. This resulted in his association
with resistance group and the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler. When the plot
failed he was arrested by Gestapo and he was interrogated. He was put in jail
at the end of war he escaped from jail and went into hiding. In post war
Germany he became very important personality in the new German army. He was the
first German General to be the commander of NATO forces in Central Europe in
Cold War period. His Head quarters was in Paris in the palace of Fontainbleau.
No comments:
Post a Comment