• SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    Well they were probably too loyal to their idiot Fuhrer. Methinks it’s the loyalty part that Trump wants.

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      The generals tried to overthrow or assassinate him on multiple occasions. The most famous one is the plot for the movie “Valkyrie”.

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        Some generals tried this. Other generals just kind of tried to survive and fight for their country. Still other generals were ideologically Nazis and they fought for the cause.

        Like anything in the real world, it’s a mixed bag.