Bryce Sait Livres

The book reveals the complex reality of the Wehrmacht during World War II, challenging the notion of its apolitical nature. It explores how German soldiers, influenced by intense political indoctrination, collaborated with the SS in heinous acts against countless individuals. The study highlights how senior leadership transformed ordinary soldiers into ideological warriors, framing their enemies through racial and political lenses. This transformation is presented as part of a larger effort to indoctrinate young men within the Nazi regime.

Far from the image of an apolitical, “clean” Wehrmacht that persists in popular memory, German soldiers regularly cooperated with organizations like the SS in the abuse and murder of countless individuals during the Second World War. This in-depth study demonstrates that a key factor in the criminalization of the Wehrmacht was the intense political indoctrination imposed on its members. At the instigation of senior leadership, many ordinary German soldiers and officers became ideological warriors who viewed their enemies in racial and political terms—a project that was but one piece of the broader effort to socialize young men during the Nazi era.