He had utter disdain for the Nazis and had no time for their racial purity agenda.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Manstein states that the subject held the Nazi agenda of racial purity in total disdain.
- In plain terms
- He hated the Nazi racial purity plans.
- What can you take from it?
- Even within the military, some leaders rejected the core ideologies of their regime.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can one oppose ideology while serving a regime?
- How widespread was this dissent?
Another view
This statement reflects internal military dissent that complicates the image of a unified regime.
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