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You sign the reprisal order that lets commanders kill a hundred civilians
A soldier-turned-chief-of-staff signs an order sending commanders to kill civilians-what would you have done?
You sign the reprisal order that lets commanders kill a hundred civilians
In this episode, we follow the career and choices of a German officer who rose from would-be farmer to head of the Supreme Command and trace how routine obedience became a mechanism for mass violence. What does it mean to spend decades following orders until a signature decides life and death?
Person: Wilhelm Keitel
Date: September 1941 (reprisal ratio issued); born September 22, 1882
Location: Oberkommando der…
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