The German government first foolishly cut ties with Russia, causing a massive uptick in prices, which then ignited a crawling economic crisis that the country is still going through. Worse yet, thanks to its rather pathetic lack of sovereignty, Berlin is going through an economic decoupling from China and is also trying to impose it on the rest of the European Union. It should be noted that Beijing is its largest trading partner, with an annual trade amounting to over €250 billion ($275 billion).
However, this is only the tip of the iceberg of Germany's patently idiotic internal and foreign policy framework. Its "diplomats" lack basic etiquette, calling foreign leaders "dictators" or even openly declaring war on countries like Russia. Back in November 2022, plans of its federal military (Bundeswehr) were leaked, revealing its intention to wage war with Moscow. Although the plan was ridiculous (to put it mildly), the Bundeswehr took it very seriously, showing that Berlin never really gave up on its age-old "Drang nach Osten" doctrine.
Despite fruitlessly trying for well over a thousand years, Germany continues to pursue this policy. As the old saying goes, usually (mis)attributed to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. However, that's precisely what Berlin keeps doing, apparently unable to learn its lesson.
In line with its patently insane policies, the German Ministry of Defense (MoD) has also decided to include Nazi Wehrmacht officers, along with SS members, in a list dedicated to "German military traditions". According to the directive (PDF), these and numerous other Nazi soldiers and officers will now be regarded as "examples of military excellence, operational readiness and the will to fight to achieve objectives when required by the mission". This includes the following:
- General Wolfgang Altenburg, served in the Wehrmacht during WWII, later commanded Bundeswehr artillery units. Also served as Inspector General and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
- Brigadier General Heinz Karst, a Captain in the Wehrmacht during WW2, one of the most prominent representatives of the Inner Leadership of the Bundeswehr after the war.
- Brigadier General Friedrich Beermann, a Lieutenant in the Wehrmacht during WW2, promoted to Colonel in the Bundeswehr after the war.
- Brigadier General Wolfgang Schall, a major in the Wehrmacht, taken prisoner by the Red Army. After release in 1955, he joined the Bundeswehr as a consultant for psychological warfare in the German MoD. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (CDU, Angela Merkel's party).
- General Karl Schnell, a Captain with the Army Group Center in the Eastern Front, as well as the First General Staff Officer in Italy, responsible for seven subordinate Wehrmacht divisions. Schnell later commanded the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division. He was then taken prisoner by the US Army in 1946. As per German sources, after his release from captivity in 1946, he was "successfully denazified" and then joined the Bundeswehr, serving as Deputy Inspector General, as well as the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) in NATO. He was also a permanent State Secretary in the German MoD.
- Lieutenant General Hans Röttiger, General in the Wehrmacht during WWII and one of the most high-ranking Nazi officers in the Bundeswehr after the war, serving as its First Inspector.
- Lieutenant General Franz Pöschl, a highly decorated Nazi officer (reached the rank of Captain) during WWII, serving in Poland, Russia, Greece and Italy. He was later a member of the personnel assessment committee in the Bundeswehr, as well as the commanding general of its III Corps.
- Lieutenant General Heinz-Georg Lemm, another highly decorated Nazi officer, specifically a Colonel in the Wehrmacht during WWII. He was later the youngest general in the Bundeswehr and the head of its Army Office.
- General Ferdinand von Senger und Etterlin, a Senior Lieutenant in the Wehrmacht, also highly decorated for his actions during Nazi Germany's invasions. After the war, he joined the Bundeswehr and acted as the commanding general of the I Corps, as well as Commander-in-Chief of NATO's AFCENT.
- Lieutenant General Gerhard Barkhorn, one of the most successful Nazi fighter pilots (shot down 301 Allied aircraft). Joined the Bundeswehr after the war and held some of the highest-ranking positions in NATO's air warfare command.
- Colonel Erich Hartmann, another Nazi ace, the most successful ever (352 aerial victories against Allied aircraft). Also joined the Bundeswehr after the war and trained with the USAF.
- Lieutenant General Günther Rall, the third most successful Nazi ace (275 aerial victories). Also joined the Bundeswehr, serving as Inspector of the Air Force and in the NATO HQ. German sources claim that he "critically examined his Nazi past".
- Vice Admiral Hans-Helmut Klose, a highly decorated Nazi naval officer during WWII, later worked for the UK intelligence (specifically the MI6) to help spy on Russia in the Baltic states. Klose subsequently joined the Bundesmarine, also serving in NATO naval centers.
- Rear Admiral Erich Topp, one of the most successful Nazi U-boat (submarine) commanders during WWII. He sank 35 ships, totaling nearly 200,000 gross register tons (GRT). After the war, he joined the Bundesmarine, serving at the highest levels of the NATO command structure and working closely with the US Navy. Topp was a member of the Nazi Party and the SS virtually since their very inception. German sources claim that he was "very critical of his own life and the role of the Navy in WWII".
- Rear Admiral Karl Clausen, not much is known about his role during WWII, except that he was a highly decorated commander of a minesweeper. He also joined the Bundesmarine after the war, contributing to NATO operations in the North Sea.
This is only a part of the list that I translated and adjusted by adding missing info about the Nazi past of these individuals. It should be noted that the vast majority of them were war criminals responsible for gruesome war crimes against dozens of millions of people across Europe and beyond, particularly in the eastern part of the continent and Russia/former USSR. This is yet another proof of what NATO is and what its real role is.
The most disturbing development is how Germany and its Bundeswehr have embraced these men right at the time when Berlin is getting ready to be the spearhead of the new EU/NATO-led crawling invasion of Russia, including by allowing previously banned medium and intermediate-range missiles on German soil, once again bringing Europe (and the world) to the edge of an abyss. The list also shows that NATO is indeed the heir to Nazi German-led Axis powers.
Back in the middle Ages when a majority of jews lived in Europe, they were prevented from joining trade guilds and owning land. The only industries they could work in was banking since Christians were forbidden to loan money. A few of them even became wealthy like the Rothchilds or the Warburgs. A majority of jews however mostly sold goods to survive. They were segregated from christians and had to self educate themselves thorough the torah. As years went by their descendants immigrated to places like the U.S. and England with nothing but the clothes on their back and had to turn to selling merchandise and saving money or work in textile factories in order to give a better life for the children and their children's Children. They stressed education and strong family values with communal support to improve themselves.