The Security Battalions. Tagmatasfalites were Greek collaborationist military groups, formed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II in order to support the German occupation troops.

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Steiner is main known in his role during the Battle of Berlin when Hitler ordered him to attack the northern flank of the huge salient that had been created by the 1st Belorussian Front's breakout.but he denied fuhrer orders because his army was basically invisible and it was lacking from manpower and supplies with most of its conscripts were inexperienced teens. After Hitler learned that Steiner was not going to attack declared that the war is lost and he will stay in Berlin until he committs suicide.After the war Steiner was incarcerated until 1948. He faced charges at the Nuremberg Trials, but they were dropped and he was released. In 1953 he was recruited by CIA found the Gesellschaft für Wehrkunde (Society for Defense Studies) , composed of former German military officers, as a propaganda tool and a military think tank for West German rearmament.Also in 1958 he wrote "The Volunteers of Waffen-SS: Idea and Sacrifice" and in 1963 also published his second book "The Army of the Outlaws". He died in 12/5/1966 11 days before his 70th birthday
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SS-Obersturmführer Horst Gresiak photographed in 1943, was a tank commander in Das Reich Division when the division was reorganized as a Panzergrenadier Division during the latter part of 1942. Later in the war, he won the Knight’s Cross while commanding a tank company during the Ardennes Offensive.

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“I was a National Socialist and I remain one…. The Germany of today is no longer a great nation, it has become a province of Europe. That is why, at the first opportunity, I shall settle elsewhere, in France no doubt. I don’t particularly care for Frenchmen, but I love France. Of all things, the materialism of my compatriots causes me pain.”

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Erwin Rommel between the wars (ww1, ww2).
According to Reuth, this period gave Rommel the indelible impression that "Everyone in this Republic was fighting each other," along with the direct experience of people who attempted to convert Germany into a socialist republic on Soviet lines. There are similarities with Hitler's experiences: like Rommel, Hitler had known the solidarity of trench warfare and then had participated in the Reichswehr's suppression of the First and Second Bavarian Soviet Republics. The need for national unity thus became a decisive legacy of the first World War. Brighton notes that while both believed in the Stab-in-the-back myth, Rommel was able to succeed using peaceful methods because he saw the problem in empty stomachs rather than in Judeo-Bolshevism – which right-wing soldiers such as Hitler blamed for the chaos in Germany. (2/2)

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Erwin Rommel between the wars (ww1, ww2).
Rommel remained with the 124th Regiment until October 1920. The regiment was involved in quelling riots and civil disturbances that were occurring throughout Germany at this time. Wherever possible, Rommel avoided the use of force in these confrontations. In 1919, he was briefly sent to Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, where he restored order by "sheer force of personality" in the 32nd Internal Security Company, which was composed of rebellious and pro-communist sailors. He decided against storming the nearby city of Lindau, which had been taken by revolutionary communists. Instead, Rommel negotiated with the city council and managed to return it to the legitimate government through diplomatic means. This was followed by his defence of Schwäbisch Gmünd, again bloodless. He was then posted to the Ruhr, where a red army was responsible for fomenting unrest. (1/2)

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