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Dietrich von Choltitz..look him up

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Von Choltitz told the reasons why he bisobeyed Hitler's order of destroying Paris, he also explained it in his book - Soldat unter Soldaten (a soldier among soldiers)

First, he had met Hitler for the first time just few days before, he understood Hitler had gone mad.

Second, he was an "old-school" soldier, descending from the prussian aristocracy, with the traditional code of honor. Destroying a city without military reasons was, so, unthinkable.

Third, Raoul Nording, the Swedish vice-consul in Paris had been playing an overriding role during the occupation, for example by ensuring Red Cross access to prisoners of war. And his major role in the negotiation with Von Choltitz to avoid the bloodshed and the destruction of the city (where is was born) during the uprising of the french resistants

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