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Myth of the clean Wehrmacht
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The myth of the clean Wehrmacht is the negationist notion that Nazi Germany's regular armed forces were not involved in the Holocaust or other war crimes during World War II. The myth, heavily promote
Germans protesting the Wehrmacht exhibition in 2002. The touring exhibition, organised by the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, began to erode th
Germans protesting the Wehrmacht exhibition in 2002. The touring exhibition, organised by the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, began to erode the myth for the German public in the 1990s. The signs state "Glory and honour to the German soldier!"
About 300 Polish prisoners of war were murdered by soldiers of the German 15th Motorised Infantry Regiment in the Ciepielów massacre on 9 September 19
About 300 Polish prisoners of war were murdered by soldiers of the German 15th Motorised Infantry Regiment in the Ciepielów massacre on 9 September 1939.
Großadmiral Karl Dönitz and several Kriegsmarine (Naval branch of the Wehrmacht) officers performing the Nazi salute in 1941
Großadmiral Karl Dönitz and several Kriegsmarine (Naval branch of the Wehrmacht) officers performing the Nazi salute in 1941
Three men about to be hanged in front of a large crowd of Wehrmacht soldiers
Three men about to be hanged in front of a large crowd of Wehrmacht soldiers
Erich von Manstein
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Erich von Manstein was a German military officer who served as a Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 y
Myth of the clean Wehrmacht
…produced exculpatory memoirs distorting the historical record. These writings proved enormously popular, especially the memoirs of Heinz Guderian and Erich von Manstein, and further disseminated the myth among a German public eager to cast off the shame of Nazism. The year 1995 proved to be a turning point in German…
Manstein in 1938
Manstein in 1938
Manstein (right) with General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, one of his divisional commanders, in June 1941.
Manstein (right) with General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, one of his divisional commanders, in June 1941.
Manstein with Generaloberst Hermann Hoth, commander of the 4th Panzer Army, 1942
Manstein with Generaloberst Hermann Hoth, commander of the 4th Panzer Army, 1942
Manstein at the Kerch front, May 1942
Manstein at the Kerch front, May 1942