One of the appalling aberrations of the German officer corps from this point on rose out of this conflict of "honor"-a word which, as this author can testify by personal experience, was often on their lips and of which they had such a curious concept. Later and often, by honoring their oath they dishonored themselves as human beings and trod in the mud the moral code of their corps. When"
( William L. Shirer )
[ The Rise and Fall of the Third ]
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