Germany's illegal army
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/wehrmacht-veterans-created-a-secret-army-in-west-germany-a-969015.html
Finally! I've been looking for some confirmation of some rumors I had heard about years ago regarding this. A fascinating footnote to both WWII and the Cold War. However, one of the additional rumors I heard was that this group was not some sort of German proto-addition to NATO, and strictly anti-Russian; But actually planning a sort of putcsh/revolt against the Allies, and "liberating" West Germany from occupation, etc., and that Adenauer knew about this and tacitly supported it. I can only imagine the geopolitical nightmare that would have resulted if an attack on Anglo-American troops in Germany were to have occurred in the mid 1950's.
Finally! I've been looking for some confirmation of some rumors I had heard about years ago regarding this. A fascinating footnote to both WWII and the Cold War. However, one of the additional rumors I heard was that this group was not some sort of German proto-addition to NATO, and strictly anti-Russian; But actually planning a sort of putcsh/revolt against the Allies, and "liberating" West Germany from occupation, etc., and that Adenauer knew about this and tacitly supported it. I can only imagine the geopolitical nightmare that would have resulted if an attack on Anglo-American troops in Germany were to have occurred in the mid 1950's.
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