German Military Code
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German Military Code has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook argues that under German military law Cavell's conviction was inevitable.
“given the legal framework, conviction is a foregone conclusion”
The Rest Is History: 674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4) (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 42:49
Sandbrook rejects popular claims that Cavell's court-martial was a show trial.
“It is described as a show trial. It absolutely was not a show trial”
The Rest Is History: 674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4) (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 40:03
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)The Rest Is History · May 27, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland recount the life, resistance work, trial and 1915 execution of British nurse Edith Cavell in German-occupied Belgium, and her posthumous legend.