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That was his observation, i.e. his opinion and not the official policy, 70 years ago. I imagine it might have been part of the strategic thinking at that time,
by The_Colonel 2y ago
That was his observation, i.e. his opinion and not the official policy, 70 years ago.
I imagine it might have been part of the strategic thinking at that time, but that has apparently changed quite quickly. By the 1970s, Bundeswehr was the strongest western European army, West German economy living its golden years. (it's quite astonishing, but towards the end of the Cold War, West German economy was bigger than that of Soviet Union with 1/6th of the population)
- appointment 2y agoIn my opinion statements like that are mostly a sop to the French and other formerly Nazi-occupied peoples, who were not happy that the de-Nazification process was largely abandoned after only a few years and most war-time German military and civilian officials were given blanket amnesties and used to rapidly rebuild the new West German state and military.