Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
I gather he spent more of his time trying to kill Hitler than command his armies? Not a great general if you ask me.. he had a responsibility to his men first and foremost, not to his political desires. Gotta give him credit for trying to take out Hitler, but winning the war is the generals primary objective.
That mentality landed quite a few of those gentlemen in the grave, in anonymous ditches or in the docks of Neurenberg -- places where they belonged. It is a pity there were not more German soldiers with Tresckow's sense of honour. Good role model.