Actually...that era you speak of ended with what one could call in corporate terms, well not a defeat but a "takeover".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Speidel
https://www.historynet.com/these-nato-generals-had-unusual-backgrounds-they-served-in-the-third-reich/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip
Actually...that era you speak of ended with what one could call in corporate terms, well not a defeat but a "takeover".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Speidel
https://www.historynet.com/these-nato-generals-had-unusual-backgrounds-they-served-in-the-third-reich/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip