Anyone ?
Even if Germany had surrendered wouldn't this oath still be in force meaning that memebers of the SS would have a legal duty to resist after the surrender.
Well, there's no possibility of court-martial for those who break this oath.
Anyone ?
Even if Germany had surrendered wouldn't this oath still be in force meaning that memebers of the SS would have a legal duty to resist after the surrender.
Well, there's no possibility of court-martial for those who break this oath.
There was explicit orders to capture him alive. You can just imagine the scene before the Kremlin and Lenin's tomb. On a huge raised daius draped in the crimson of the Soviet flag would be Stalin, Molotov, Beria and maybe the cheif of the Army. To one side would be foriegn dignitaries from the WAllies, diplomats etc. To the other side would be a pile of German banners/standards etc, either trampled or burnt/burning. Before the podium would be a cage with a microphone in front of it waiting for the defendant to be led out for the cameras of the world to watch and the citizens watching from the sides to see.