by LettuceHead » Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:07 pm
The German soldier was not allowed to join the Nazi Party (there were still other political parties in Germany even after Hitler became Chancellor). Hitler and the Reichswehr made a lot of concessions to each other. One of them was to change the soldier's oath of swearing loyalty to Germany to swearing loyalty to Hitler. It certainly did rankle the older officers and enlisted men but one must remember it was the Nazi Party that threw out the Treaty of Versailles and rebuilt the military. Thus, before the war and early war Hitler was a popular figure within the Wermacht.
Anyhow, I still think we should get a 'close enough' plan together to get some WW2 themed games going. It doesn't need to be traditional 'blank fire' authentic, but close enough for the feel of it.
It doesn't cost that much for a reasonable impression. Summer or temperate impressions are also the cheapest.