[jmacusa]

The Nazis went berserk. They instituted what was called ''sippenhaft' where by any family members, from husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, cousins, entire families of anyone even remotely connected to the plot were executed or sent to concentration camps.

[QualityMan]

yes, they did go beserk.

similar response after the assassination of heydrich in prague.....except the retribution was carried out on citizens of Lidice, the beserk part was the same..