Various organisations in Nazi Germany required their members to swear oaths to Adolf Hitler by name, rather than to the German state or an officeholder. Such oaths were intended to increase personal loyalty to Hitler and prevent dissent. The Hitler oath, introduced for all members of the Wehrmacht and civil servants in 1934, was one such oath. Others were sworn by members of organisations such as the Schutzstaffel (SS), whose oath may have inspired the Hitler oath, and by the Hitler Youth.
to swear oathsto Adolf Hitler by name, rather than to the German state or an officeholder. Such oaths were intended to increase personal loyalty to Hitler...
The HitlerOath (German: Führereid or Führer Oath)—also referred in English as the Soldier's Oath—refers to the oaths of allegiance sworn by officers...
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Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in...
republics, oaths are sworn to the country in general, or to the country's constitution. For example, officials in the United States, take an oath of office...
The Nazi salute, also known as the Hitler salute, or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed...
leading to World War II. However, by 20 January 1938, he was forced to resign after his rivals, Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, presented Hitler with...
This is an incomplete list of documented attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. All attempts occurred in the German Reich, except where noted. All attempts...
The military career of Adolf Hitler, who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until 1945, can be divided into two distinct portions of his life. Mainly...
took the Hitleroath, an oath of personal loyalty toHitler. Hitler was most surprised at the offer; the popular view that Hitler imposed the oath on the...
the Greater German Reich, is a term used to describe the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country...
July plot was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and leader of Nazi Germany, and subsequently to overthrow the Nazi regime on...
about the oathtoHitler: The assertion that most felt bound by their oath of loyalty toHitler should be seen in the context of prior oaths and subsequent...
bearing a white flag to Army Group B's headquarters, calling on Model to surrender but the field marshal refused, citing his oathtoHitler. When asked for...
of World War II. It was set up by the Nazi Party on the orders of Adolf Hitler and established on 25 September 1944. It was staffed by conscripting males...
Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf Hitler's closest and most devoted followers, known for his skills...
the loyalty oathtoHitler and their refusal to participate in any kind of military service. In early 1940, many Poles were transferred to the Mauthausen–Gusen...
the soldier's oath of obedience to military orders. When it suits their purpose they say they had to obey; when confronted with Hitler's brutal crimes...
"German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth" or "German Young People") was the separate section for boys aged 10 to 13 of the Hitler Youth organisation in Nazi...
laws and regulations to maintain army discipline, it is still a solemn, but rather a formal event. HitlerOathOath of allegiance Oath of office Schwurhand...
refusal to remove Hitler at this point would ensure that the blood of millions would be on his hands. Halder told Goerdeler that his oathtoHitler and his...
was transferred to Flossenbürg concentration camp. Bonhoeffer was accused of being associated with the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler and was tried...
the captain of the Flemish legion refused to make an oathtoHitler, based on their previous allegiance to the King of Belgium, insisting that the legion...
originally to have helped 'tame' the Nazis, had the Reichswehr swear its oath personally toHitler. Under the Weimar Republic the oath had been to the constitution...