False heroism, Hitler as Supreme Chief
Introduction
The story will be a reference of our past, the basis in prospective of our future, both in times of peace and war and the men who make decisions that impact the world will always be remembered by humanity, leaving a great legacy to rememberor one sadly to regret.
For this reason, in this essay it is intended to address in a very specific way, but analytical those variables that stood out in the command of Mr. Adolf Hitler, of Austro -Hungarian origin, with personality features and behaviors that could be interpreted as psychologically abnormal, but who for purposesInitially of expansion in Europe, I end up seeking to establish a new order based on the autocracy and hegemony of Nazi Germany and leading the world to a war;At least that was your strategy.
"Today few think of Hitler as a soldier. But he considered himself as a politician and artist ”, as Keegan describes (1987, p .552) When addressing it in his book La Mascara del Commando, a study on leadership.
Developing
This politician – military, was described by psychologist Henry Murray of Harvard University as a man in whose “weak handsThey would be incompatible with whom he intends to develop leadership about a nation, an army or the entire world as he longed for.
Since 1934, when he became a supreme chief of the army and the German Navy, he always wanted to have direct control over the armies on the battlefield, his high level of distrust led him to have a clear obsession with power, if somethingHe evidence.
His service and experience in World WarOpportunities, distinguished with the first class iron cross, at least experienced twelve battles, as Keegan (1987) refers, "he could have called" the good Soldier Hitler "without any of any irony.".
Thus, his character perhaps led him to feel different, unique, capable, omnipotent, endowed with all power and influence, so much that soon to enlist in 1914, for his performance on the battlefield, he was promoted to a soldierFirst, or Cabo, because Hitler manages.
Hitler never accepted or conceived by its character easy tasks such as cooking, writing, being a boy of horses, among many others that could be carried out in times of war. He always showed, as General Pietz said, (cited by Keegan, 1987) who had had Hitler under his command, as a man with “exceptional guts”, “he faced dangerous situations and combat risks”, on the other handColonel Spatany remembered him as a person seen with "brilliant example for all his classmates", "exerted a powerful influence on his companions and this, together with his lack of affectation, made him deserving of his superiors and officers". Features and behavior that they were profiling as a military leader and strategist, always showing a nationalist sense.
Hitler, after living a thousand battle nights, of having been a soldier, became seen as a boss, to show his abilities and qualities, for this he resumed his experience as meldegänger when he was in the List regiment, as Keegan describes (1987). There he had to show his abilities to address political, economic, strategic issues of war, thus showing other of his great qualities to lead, becoming a challenge in war time.
Without a doubt, the role of being the messenger of the war, would mark for Hitler the absolute disposition to know in real time what happened on the battlefield, learn about decisions made in cold blood, calculate the number of casualties,Knowing the enemy advance, determining the next attack, motivating the troop, knowing in detail the geography, identifying the qualities of a General Staff, recognizing the important role of field marshals, you concentrate strength, learn to distract your enemy while thinkinga new maneuvering strategy and thus become so forceful and feared in war.
conclusion
Finally, the decisions that as a consequence of their personality and behavior led millions of men, women and children to death, obeyed the ends and means of that absurd war, given by a perverse philosophy, led by a superman.
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