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...know: If not von Hindenburg, whom would the Nazis support? They must have a hero, preferably a War hero, a man around whom could be thrown some of the glamour that attached itself to the Hero of Tannenberg. The Nazis had such a man: handsome, stern-faced Franz von Epp...
When the War broke out Oberst (Colonel) Epp was a dashing youthful blade stationed in Munich. He was made a general, held commands in France, Belgium, Serbia, Rumania, Italy. Idolized by his men, he was many times decorated. He emerged from the War with a von before his name, but to oldtimers General von Epp was still known as Oberst Epp. He joined the Bavarian People's Party, became known for his militarism, his patriotism, once testified at a murder trial that he thought political murder was justifiable homicide if committed in the interest of the Fatherland...