History GCSE
Army oath of allegiance
What Army oath of allegiance means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Sworn on the same day, a personal oath of allegiance directly to Hitler rather than to the German state, cementing his control over the armed forces.
Topics that use Army oath of allegiance
- Option 31: Key topic 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933–39 - 1 The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Consolidation of power
- Elimination of opposition
- Enabling Act
- Führer
- Night of the Long Knives
- Reichstag Fire
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