Leopards ate my face in history: Hans‑Joachim Schoeps (1909–1980), German‑Jewish historian starts pro‑Hitler Jewish group 'German Vanguard' in 1933, then is forced to flee Germany in 1938.
Leopards ate my face in history: Hans‑Joachim Schoeps (1909–1980), German‑Jewish historian starts pro‑Hitler Jewish group 'German Vanguard' in 1933, then is forced to flee Germany in 1938.
This was supposed to be an absurd joke, but apparently reality is just even more messed up.
There were a bunch of high-ranking Jewish Nazis:
Erhard Milch (1892–1972): A high-ranking Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall who played a crucial role in building the German Air Force, despite being of partial Jewish descent. He was granted a “German Blood Certificate” (Deutschblütigkeitserklärung) signed by Hitler.
Emil Maurice (1897–1972): An early, close confidant of Hitler and a founding member of the SS. Despite being classified as having Jewish ancestry, he was declared an “Honorary Aryan” by Hitler.
Helmuth Wilberg (1880–1941): A Luftwaffe officer who reached the rank of General der Flieger. He was reclassified as Aryan by Hitler.
Werner Goldberg (1919–2004): A German soldier who appeared in Nazi propaganda as the “ideal German soldier” unbeknownst to them at the time that he was Jewish, as documented in historical accounts of German Jewish military personnel.