Nazi or Not? Often times in a war, political and social agendas of a country become a major part, if not the main focus, of a soldiers. Many germans believed that the german army,Wehrmacht, kept Nazi Ideology separate from army orders. Yet as time went on many historians questioned this idea of Wehrmacht being recognized as an apolitical, professional army. I believe that orders by important German generals such as General Eric Von Manstein and General Herman Hoth, not only dispute the thought that the German army was apolitical but also show that Wehrmacht had in fact been corrupted by Nazi ideology. When considering the order made by General Eric Von Mansteing to the Eleventh Army of Wehrmacht, points are shown to prove that although thought to be apolitical Wehrmacht had indeed become politically driven. Manstein stated, “The Jewish-Bolshevik system must be once and for all. Never again may it interfere in our European living-space.” Through his introduction of Nazi legal and moral concepts into army life Manstein began to corrupt the German army. Quoting Manstein, “The German people are in the midst of a battle for life and death against the Bolshevik system. This battle is conducted against the Soviet army not only in a conventional manner according to the rules of European warfare.” This statement was the only the beginning of Manstein introducing an ideological component to the German soldiers. He began to transform the war into a war of survival against the Jewish and Bolshevik system. Another famous order made to Wehrmacht by a german General Hermann Hoth challenges that belief that Wehrmacht was an apolitical army free of Nazi ideology. Hoth announced,” it has become increasingly clear to us this summer, that here in the East spiritually unbridgeable conceptions are fighting each other.” Hoth then stated, “More than ever we are filled with the thought of a new era, in which the strength of the German people's racial superiority and achievements entrust it with the leadership of Europe...We now know that we have to fight against an incensed and tough opponent. This battle can only end with the destruction of one or the other; a compromise is out of the question.” Hoth had come to the same conclusion as other Nazi leaders such as Manstein that only by annihilating their racially inferior and morally depraved enemy would they save European and especially German culture from barbarism. As another major leader in Wehrmacht, Hoth imposed his own agenda, as well as established his feeling for the need for Nazi ideology in the army, only proving that there indeed was distortion in the German army. In conclusion, the two orders given by generals Erich von Manstein and Hermann Hoth challenge the interpretation that the German army Wehrmacht remained free of Nazi ideology and was a apolitical and professional army.