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In "Citizen Soldiers" Stephen Ambrose says on page 70 that the straight arm Nazi salute didn't come into general effect until after Von Stoffenberg's failed attempt to assinate Hitler in July 1944.
Rolf Pauls, a friend of Hans von Speidel, Rommel's Chief of Staff, says after the attempt, the Wehrmacht acceded to the Nazi Party's dictate that the salute would henceforth be with the arm extended rather than raising the hand to the brim of the hat.
So, brfore this time, I guess, only the SS, used the stiff arm, while the Army and Navy retained the honorable military exhange of greeting.
I've read elsewhere that the Germans lamented having to use the stiff arm rather than the traditional universally recognized salute.
Now, let's watch Hollywood (past and future) to see if the plot timing is before or after the assination attempt, and how it handles the inevetable saluting.
Rolf Pauls, a friend of Hans von Speidel, Rommel's Chief of Staff, says after the attempt, the Wehrmacht acceded to the Nazi Party's dictate that the salute would henceforth be with the arm extended rather than raising the hand to the brim of the hat.
So, brfore this time, I guess, only the SS, used the stiff arm, while the Army and Navy retained the honorable military exhange of greeting.
I've read elsewhere that the Germans lamented having to use the stiff arm rather than the traditional universally recognized salute.
Now, let's watch Hollywood (past and future) to see if the plot timing is before or after the assination attempt, and how it handles the inevetable saluting.
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