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It was a whirlwind that nobody could have predicted. And when he got his grip on power he killed jews, members of the church, communists the lot all native Germans, that was before outbreak of war.
Von Stauffenberg has been mythologised a lot: he was staunchly anti-Jewish and anti-Polish, like his fellow conjurers, he planned on continuing the war against the Soviet Union and he was absolutely contrary to any concession in the East.
Furthermore, like all generals and high ranking people, he was pro-Nazi as soon as Germany could win, then they all became anti-Nazi.
This doesn't deny his personal courage against such an evil as Hitler though.
he was staunchly anti-Jewish and anti-Polish, So was many German people, propoganda
like his fellow conjurers, he planned on continuing the war against the Soviet Union War is different than genocide!
Furthermore, like all generals and high ranking people, he was pro-Nazi as soon as Germany could win, then they all became anti-Nazi Easy to be pro Nazi until you discover what they were actually doing!
This doesn't deny his personal courage against such an evil as Hitler though.
These were different times. You stand with your country, just like America and Britain recently in the middle east - doesn't make them wars just. But if you stand by and let genocide happen then that's another story. These people were indoctrinated and were under an iron fist remember, which makes the courage to try and kill Hitler all the more brave. Most Germans sat idle - they didn't.
These were different times. You stand with your country, just like America and Britain recently in the middle east - doesn't make them wars just. But if you stand by and let genocide happen then that's another story. These people were indoctrinated and were under an iron fist remember, which makes the courage to try and kill Hitler all the more brave. Most Germans sat idle - they didn't.
Stauffenberg pretty much agreed with everything National Socialism stood for, including anti-semitism and whatnot. He just thought that Hitler was the wrong person to lead the Germans.
IMO Stauffenberg gets too much attention and that Tom Cruise movie was essentially whitewashing his real life and thoughts
These were different times. You stand with your country, just like America and Britain recently in the middle east - doesn't make them wars just. But if you stand by and let genocide happen then that's another story. These people were indoctrinated and were under an iron fist remember, which makes the courage to try and kill Hitler all the more brave. Most Germans sat idle - they didn't.
Stauffenberg was perfectly fine with ethnically cleansing Poles and Jews to make room for Germans in the East and, like all generals, he was happy as soon as Germany seemed to be winning the war, then magically they all were against Hitler.
Those Generals and high ranking officers, unlike other idle Germans, had the power and the chances to act against Hitler, they didn't because they were in his favour when he was winning, then they feared the consequences of the defeat.
And no, the war against the Soviet Union was meant as a war of conquest and annihilation, not a normal war (and as a matter of fact, you didn't find any relevant opposer to the orders to systematically murder Soviet citizens).
The White Rose on the other hand was truly a group of brave and courageous idealists who were brutally murdered without a hint of mercy.
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