Dietrich von Choltitz
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If for the first time I had disobeyed, it was because I knew that Hitler was insane.
— About refusing to obey Hitler's orders. Quoted in a 1964 interview.
Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz [ˈkɔltɪts] (* 9. November 1894 in Gräflich Wiese; † 5. November 1966 in Baden-Baden) war ein deutscher General der Infanterie im Zweiten Weltkrieg sowie 1944 Stadtkommandant von Groß-Paris. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine Rolle bei der Befreiung von Paris.
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If for the first time I had disobeyed, it was because I knew that Hitler was insane.
Have you read Churchill's speech? Appalling beyond all words! A Jewish brigade to go to Germany! Then the French will take the west and the Poles the east.
Gentlemen, you are the leaders of the best soldiers in the world.
Even today, I can not say with certainty whether he himself believed in his words or whether he was knowingly deceiving those around him to urge him to keep to the end.
Ever since our enemies have refused to listen to and obey our Führer, the whole war has gone badly.
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