Bribery of Wehrmacht officers in exchange for loyalty towards National Socialism
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From 1933 to the end of the Second World War, high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany accepted vast bribes in the form of cash, estates, and tax exemptions in exchange for their loyalty to Nazism. Unlike bribery at lower ranks in the Wehrmacht, which was also widespread,[1][2] these payments were regularised, technically legal, and made with the full knowledge and consent of the leading Nazi figures.
^Hinda, Volodymyr (13 November 2013). "Nazi corruption in Ukraine during the occupation in WWII". homin.ca. Toronto: Ukrainian Echo. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^"The Trial of German Major War Criminals". www.nizkor.org. The Nizkor Project. 21 January 1946. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016. ...putting an end to the incredible corruption provoked by the black market in the Wehrmacht ...
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