Saint Canaris?
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An interesting philsophical debate. There's no question that Canaris was anti-Hitler, and provided a certain amount of cover for those of like mind. We will probably never get a whole picture of his acitivies, as so much of it was successfully covered up, both by him and his executioners. But he was also a part of the machine, and although it's been many years since I read up much on him, it seems to me that we have a case of a human, like the rest of us, caught up in compromises and retreats, along with any efforts at nobility. I've always been a bigger fan of the White Rose. Ineffectual, yes - but head and shoulders above the vast majority of so-called anti-nazis of the bomb plot, both morally and courage-wise.
An interesting philsophical debate. There's no question that Canaris was anti-Hitler, and provided a certain amount of cover for those of like mind. We will probably never get a whole picture of his acitivies, as so much of it was successfully covered up, both by him and his executioners. But he was also a part of the machine, and although it's been many years since I read up much on him, it seems to me that we have a case of a human, like the rest of us, caught up in compromises and retreats, along with any efforts at nobility. I've always been a bigger fan of the White Rose. Ineffectual, yes - but head and shoulders above the vast majority of so-called anti-nazis of the bomb plot, both morally and courage-wise.
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