TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABSTRACT; LIST OF TABLES; CHAPTER 1DEFINING THE PROBLEM; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; CHAPTER 2REVIEW OF LITERATURE; PART I; BOOKS; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; BUNDESARCHIV-MILITÄRARCHIV DOCUMENTS; PART II; BOOKS; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 3THE GERMAN CORPS SYSTEM; CHAPTER 4BACKGROUND, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; AGE; OFFICER SELECTION; NOBILITY; EXPANSION OF THE REICHSWEHR; BRANCH AFFILIATION; GENERAL STAFF SERVICE; PREVIOUS COMMAND AND STAFF EXPERIENCE. INFLUENCE OF THE NAZI PARTYCHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 5PERFORMANCE, PROMOTION, AND POTENTIAL; INTRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE; PROMOTIONS; HIGHER COMMAND; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER 6OVERALL CHARACTERISTICS; APPENDIX A-ABBREVIATIONS; APPENDIX B-COMMANDERS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; BOOKS; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; BUNDESARCHIV-MILITÄRARCHIV DOCUMENTS; THESES AND MANUSCRIPTS; UNPUBLISHED SOURCES |