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Perhaps not proof of anything but the leeway given to servicemen, even by the Nazi regime. A good example of what a uniform and a Ritterkreuz could achieve is described in the biography about U-Boot ace Werner Henke. His clash with a local party leader would have left most people in dire straits, however he did so with almost impunity. Does that proof that the Kriegsmarine was openly against the party or its politics?
Another good example closer to the subject is the whole JG 53 Ace of Spades epos, when push came to shove it was the serviceman who decided what kind of emblem was used by the Geschwader, not the party and not even the OKL.
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Ruy Horta
12 O'Clock High!
And now I see with eye serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A traveller between life and death;
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