The Sons of Hitler’s Generals Who Joined West Germany’s New Army
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The Bundeswehr was created to be a new army for a democratic West Germany, but many of its officers came from Hitler’s Wehrmacht. This video looks at the sons of famous German generals, including Heinz Guderian, Walter Model and Erich von Manstein, and how their families became connected to West Germany’s new armed forces. Watch next: ▶️ Hitler Promoted 12 Field Marshals in One Day — What Happened to Them? https://youtu.be/5aIJys80cDc 📖 Free WW2 reading list — my 30 essential books on the war and what came after: 👉https://history-inside-8s3dsc.subscribepage.io/ ☕ Support History Inside: 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/HistoryInside Research & script by Jordy Faijdherbe Narration by Benjamin Pemberton Edit by Ryan Chapters 00:00 How West Germany Rebuilt an Army From Hitler's Officers 02:58 Guderian's Son and the Job His Father Held 04:54 Two Field Marshals' Sons in a New Uniform 06:49 The Son Who Refused 📚 Primary sources I used: - Bundeswehr (institutional, no dated byline) — f
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