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Erwin Rommel between the wars (ww1, ww2).
According to Reuth, this period gave Rommel the indelible impression that "Everyone in this Republic was fighting each other," along with the direct experience of people who attempted to convert Germany into a socialist republic on Soviet lines. There are similarities with Hitler's experiences: like Rommel, Hitler had known the solidarity of trench warfare and then had participated in the Reichswehr's suppression of the First and Second Bavarian Soviet Republics. The need for national unity thus became a decisive legacy of the first World War. Brighton notes that while both believed in the Stab-in-the-back myth, Rommel was able to succeed using peaceful methods because he saw the problem in empty stomachs rather than in Judeo-Bolshevism – which right-wing soldiers such as Hitler blamed for the chaos in Germany. (2/2)

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Erwin Rommel between the wars (ww1, ww2).
Rommel remained with the 124th Regiment until October 1920. The regiment was involved in quelling riots and civil disturbances that were occurring throughout Germany at this time. Wherever possible, Rommel avoided the use of force in these confrontations. In 1919, he was briefly sent to Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, where he restored order by "sheer force of personality" in the 32nd Internal Security Company, which was composed of rebellious and pro-communist sailors. He decided against storming the nearby city of Lindau, which had been taken by revolutionary communists. Instead, Rommel negotiated with the city council and managed to return it to the legitimate government through diplomatic means. This was followed by his defence of Schwäbisch Gmünd, again bloodless. He was then posted to the Ruhr, where a red army was responsible for fomenting unrest. (1/2)

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At the end of December he was taken back into service in Slovakia after about 300 soldiers deserted.

(In his photograph taken between 1933-34, Hintersatz is seen wearing the Ottoman "Miralay" uniform, with the Ottoman 2nd Class Majidi and Finnish White Rose insignia on his collar, and with the medals he won in World War I on his chest. He served with the rank of captain in the Ottoman Empire. The fact that Hintersatz was photographed wearing the "Miralay" uniform suggests the possibility that he was sent as an adviser to the Turkish army by the German government at that time, unless it was for show.)

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Colonel Wilhelm Hintersatz - Harun El Resit Bey

Himmler who issued an order on May 2 1944 requested the establishment of the Turkish division which he intended to name New Turkestan within that year. In July 1944 the most suitable person to lead this planned project was found: Major Harun Reşit.
He served very actively in World War I. He took part in a German delegation sent to the Ottoman Empire in 1917 and became the adjutant of Enver Pasha. He converted to Islam in 1919 and changed his name to "Harun El Reşit". After Germany lost the First World War he joined the Freikorps, an independent unit of volunteers fighting the communists in Germany and Eastern European lands held by Ober Ost.
He served in the Wehrmacht between 1939-44 of the Second World War. He joined the SS with the rank of major on June 30 1944 and rose in rank over time. (Hintersatz was never a member of the NSDAP).

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