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Jack Valentino

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10. The German military's oath to Hitler:

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 09:58 PM

Thursday

""I swear by God this holy oath
that I shall render unconditional obedience
to the Leader of the German Reich and people,
Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces,
and that as a brave soldier I shall at all times be prepared
to give my life for this oath."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Oath

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I would like to reiterate, I think it is a bad idea for all of the Generals to be gathered in one location... [View all] wcmagumba Thursday OP

Just like witches at black masses. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #1

You beat me to it. maveric Friday #13

I'm sure that DUMBASS some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #2

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. wcmagumba Thursday #3

Easier to purge the lawful ones if they are all in the same place, though. RockRaven Thursday #4

No doubt ICE agents will be standing by.... Jack Valentino Thursday #8

to cull the force of undesirables. ananda Friday #14

Remember when Saddam Hussein summoned all the government officials to an auditorium in Baghdad tetedur Thursday #5

Well, I'm pretty sure it won't be in Baghdad, but other than that ... nt eppur_se_muova Thursday #11

My guess is this is the first of many demands for total unquestioning compliance. Sign or get fired. lindysalsagal Thursday #6

It's loyalty oath time. LudwigPastorius Thursday #7

The German military's oath to Hitler: Jack Valentino Thursday #10

It is stupid. hamsterjill Thursday #9

Send lower level "fake" Generals or send "specifics" instead of Generals... wcmagumba Friday #12

Stalin would disagree. Putin as well. Hekate Friday #15