Hitler Promoted 12 Field Marshals in One Day — What Happened to Them?
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On 19 July 1940, Hitler promoted twelve commanders to field marshal in a single ceremony at Berlin’s Kroll Opera House. It was meant to celebrate Germany’s greatest military triumph. Within five years, one had been hanged by the Allies, another executed on Hitler’s orders, while the rest faced death, dismissal, imprisonment or trial. In this video, we follow the fates of Wilhelm Keitel, Erwin von Witzleben, Albert Kesselring, Gerd von Rundstedt and the other men elevated that day — and examine why Johannes Blaskowitz was notably left without a baton. Watch next: ▶️ Hugo Sperrle - The Nazi Field Marshal Who Escaped Justice at Nuremberg https://youtu.be/JOVswYHH2VY 📖 I’m also writing a History Inside book about how Hitler’s generals were rehabilitated after 1945 and brought back into Western power during the Cold War. The opening chapter is available now for everyone who pre-orders: 👉 https://buy.stripe.com/6oU9AT3PLbdJ5c31W49oc00 📖 Free WW2 reading list — my 30 essential books o
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