Walther von Brauchitsch (1881 – 1948)
Aristocratic German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht Heer in the early years of World War II Brauchitsch was made a field marshal in 1940 and was key in Hitler's "blitzkrieg" war against the West, making modifications to the original plan to overrun France.
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The German Army is tired. The vain effort to defeat Russia's armies has used up its equipment and reduced its morale.
Hitler is still such a popular man; we are afraid of the Hitler myth. We want to give to the German people and to the world the final proof by means of the Supreme Court-Martial and its verdict.
I myself won't do anything, but I won't stop anyone else from acting.
Hitler was the fate of Germany and this fate could not be stayed.
Soldiers! The great battle in the Vistula sector is finished. The Polish Army is annihilated. The operations against Poland are thus concluded.
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