Didn’t all German military forces swear an oath of allegiance directly to Hitler?
Re Oath:
Can’t answer that, as I don’t know. It’s possible.
I only know what my old man said, as I stated earlier. He was there, up close and personal, so his word was/is gospel to me. As is the word of other WWII Airborne veterans that I’ve spoken with over the years.
The “Nazis” were a political party organization, and they took over the country and all of its instituions, and placed THEIR people in key positions throughout the governments - federal, state, and local.
Some people were Nazis, and a lot weren’t.