Technically he was 3rd in command at the OKH from August 1940 to 1943 when he became second in command and finally head of the OKH when Kurt Zeitzler had a mental breakdown in June 1944.
After the war he testified at Nuremburg and became an advisor for the new West German government in 1950, officially getting a military advisor position in 1955.
So, longer than two weeks.
mellowheat@suppo.fi 3 months ago
Also Heusinger was Hitler’s chief of staff temporarily when the actual chief of staff got sick. This became a significant event, because Hitler’s assassintation attempt happened during that time. Heusinger was suspected of being part of the plot, but no evidence was found. After that, he didn’t have a senior post in the Nazi German Army.
Also he was appointed chair of NATO in 1960s, so significantly later than WW2.
Also he was apparently never a member of the nazi party nor did he take part in nazi atrocities.
But hey, nice example of disinformation.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
But hey, nice example of disinformation.
mellowheat@suppo.fi 3 months ago
I don’t understand what you’re trying to imply here.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That he did have allegiance to the nazi party and he did take part in nazi atrocities.
ulph@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Why even link the articles when the man in question is not mentioned in any of them?
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Wikipedia apparently does that by default now. Sorry. I’ll edit it.