Hitler's Ambivalent AttachT

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical
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Author: Alfred M. Beck ISBN: 9781612342993
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. Publication: May 30, 2005
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc. Language: English
Author: Alfred M. Beck
ISBN: 9781612342993
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Publication: May 30, 2005
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc.
Language: English
Friedrich von Boetticher was GermanyÆs only military attachT accredited to the United States between the world wars. As such, he was GermanyÆs official military observer in the capital of the nation whose potential as an ally of those powers arrayed against Adolf Hitler in the 1930s might have given the dictator pause in any predatory plans he harbored against his neighbors. Though von Boetticher produced a rich and detailed commentary on military and political affairs in Washington in the eight years prior to the outbreak of war between Germany and the United States in 1941, he was nonetheless accused after the war of misjudging AmericaÆs productive potential and misleading Hitler with overly optimistic reports. As Alfred M. Beck points out, what he actually told German authorities in Berlin is strikingly different from what his detractors later claimed. Von Boetticher ôpermits a glimpse into the sociology of a conservative officer caste at once assailed by the politics of a regime and the impossibilities imposed on it, its weaknesses in resisting its evils, and its eventual failure to present an alternative to National SocialismÆs illusory attractions.ö

A loyal German, von Boetticher had strong ties to America. His mother was American-born, he spoke English fluently, and he was enamored of American military history. He was also anti-Semitic and believed that ôJewish wire-pullersö had undue influence over the U.S. government and its policies. His professional ties to U.S. Army officers in the War Department were so strongùsupplying them, for example, with details on German air strength and operations during the Battle of Britain in 1940ùthat they survived until August 1941 and long after the German ambassador himself had been recalled. Torn between his duty to Germany (though the Nazi regime had attempted to harm his son) and his deep affection for America, von Boetticher stood among the broad middle range of German officials who were neither perpetrator nor victim.
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Friedrich von Boetticher was GermanyÆs only military attachT accredited to the United States between the world wars. As such, he was GermanyÆs official military observer in the capital of the nation whose potential as an ally of those powers arrayed against Adolf Hitler in the 1930s might have given the dictator pause in any predatory plans he harbored against his neighbors. Though von Boetticher produced a rich and detailed commentary on military and political affairs in Washington in the eight years prior to the outbreak of war between Germany and the United States in 1941, he was nonetheless accused after the war of misjudging AmericaÆs productive potential and misleading Hitler with overly optimistic reports. As Alfred M. Beck points out, what he actually told German authorities in Berlin is strikingly different from what his detractors later claimed. Von Boetticher ôpermits a glimpse into the sociology of a conservative officer caste at once assailed by the politics of a regime and the impossibilities imposed on it, its weaknesses in resisting its evils, and its eventual failure to present an alternative to National SocialismÆs illusory attractions.ö

A loyal German, von Boetticher had strong ties to America. His mother was American-born, he spoke English fluently, and he was enamored of American military history. He was also anti-Semitic and believed that ôJewish wire-pullersö had undue influence over the U.S. government and its policies. His professional ties to U.S. Army officers in the War Department were so strongùsupplying them, for example, with details on German air strength and operations during the Battle of Britain in 1940ùthat they survived until August 1941 and long after the German ambassador himself had been recalled. Torn between his duty to Germany (though the Nazi regime had attempted to harm his son) and his deep affection for America, von Boetticher stood among the broad middle range of German officials who were neither perpetrator nor victim.

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