Bribery of senior Wehrmacht officers
Bribery of Wehrmacht officers in exchange for loyalty towards National Socialism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From 1933 to the end of the Second World War, high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany accepted vast bribes in the form of cash, estates, and tax exemptions in exchange for their loyalty to Nazism. Unlike bribery at lower ranks in the Wehrmacht, which was also widespread,[1][2] these payments were regularised, technically legal, and made with the full knowledge and consent of the leading Nazi figures.