KnowraMyth of the clean WehrmachtLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Myth of the clean Wehrmacht, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 5Compared with 2Erwin RommelRelated: Rommel's carefully managed image became part of broader debates about Wehrmacht responsibility.Erich von MansteinRelated: Manstein’s postwar defense helped shape the image of Wehrmacht commanders as apolitical professionals.WehrmachtRelated: The myth obscured the Wehrmacht’s involvement in occupation and criminal policies.Heinz GuderianCompared with: Guderian’s postwar image and memoirs contributed to narratives that minimized the Wehrmacht’s complicity.Wehrmacht war crimesRelated: This myth long obscured the army’s participation in atrocities and occupation policies.Walter von ReichenauCompared with: Reichenau’s explicit orders and his army’s cooperation with SS units contradict this claim.Otto CariusRelated: Accounts that isolate battlefield skill from Nazi institutions can echo this broader distortion of German military history.