A decade later, Goebbels decided to resurrect Charlemagne and declare him a great European king and great German king. Only a few dared point out the inconsistency.
Apparently, those people who swallow propaganda are easily turned around without them even noticing.
The Nazis rehabilitated Chuck the Great, due to his having been a sort of founder of Germany. Upon his death, Gaul was "into three parts divided", with the eastern portion going to Louis the German.