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Germany’s New Army, 1955

In the first two years, the Bundeswehr accepted 125,000 veteran soldiers and 37,000 officers. Thirty-one of its thirty-eight generals had served on Hitlers general staff. Eighty per cent of all commanding officers in 1961 had been decorated with the Iron … Continue reading

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