Blomberg–Fritsch affair

The Blomberg–Fritsch affair, also known as the Blomberg–Fritsch crisis (German: Blomberg–Fritsch–Krise), was the name given to two related scandals that occurred in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in early 1938.

Adolf Hitler had been dissatisfied with Werner von Blomberg and Werner von Fritsch, two high-ranking Wehrmacht officials, regarding them as too hesitant with the war preparations he demanded. Blomberg was exposed in a marriage scandal with a prostitute, and Fritsch was subjected to a manufactured accusation of homosexuality, which forced them to resign from their positions. The Blomberg–Fritsch affair resulted in the establishment of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and total subjugation of the Wehrmacht to Hitler. Fritsch was later rehabilitated but received only an honorary position in the army.