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"I call on God Almighty to have mercy on the German people. More than two million German soldiers went to their death for the fatherland before me. I follow now my sons - all for Germany."
Wilhelm KeitelHitler gave us orders - and we believed in him. Then he commits suicid — Wilhelm Keitel
"Hitler gave us orders - and we believed in him. Then he commits suicide and leaves us to bear the guilt. He should have remained alive to bear his share."
Hitler gave us orders - and we believed in him. Then he commits suicide and leaves us to bear the guilt. He should have
Wilhelm Keitel
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Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II. He signed a number of criminal orders and directives that led to numerous war crimes.
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Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel was a German field marshal who held office as chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the high command of Nazi Germany's armed forces, during World War II. He signed a number of criminal orders and directives that led to numerous war crimes.
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"I am a soldier and I worked for the kaiser, under Ebert, Hindenburg, and Hitler, all the same way, for the past 44 years."
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"I believe German soldiers are good and decent, and if they did anything wrong it was because of military necessity."
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"Death by hanging. That, at least, I thought I would be spared."
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"It isnt right to be obedient only when things go well; it is much harder to be a good, obedient soldier when things go badly and times are hard. Obedience and faith at such time is a virtue."
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"Why did the generals who have been so ready to term me a complaisant and incompetent yes-man fail to secure my removal? Was that all that difficult? No, that wasnt it; the truth was that nobody would have been ready to replace me, because each one knew that he would end up just as much a wreck as I."
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