During World War 2, Adolf Hitler wanted absolute authority and control over his army. He was a very strict leader. Hitler punished generals who did not perfectly follow his directives. He would shout at them publicly, fire their asses publicly fire them or have them killed. A position Hitler took because he believed that and indeed his military leaders should have never asked questions. They basically had to follow his orders. Any general who disagreed with him was in deep trouble.
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The Battle of Stalingrad is a perfect example of this. Hitler insisted his general, Friedrich Paulus, should resist to the death. Instead, Paulus and his troops surrendered to the foe. Hitler was furious. Because Paulus was in a prison camp, Hitler went after families back home because he couldn't hurt Paulus. As a result, it terrified all other German generals. They ceased to inform Hitler of what was really happening with the war out of fear that he would kill them.
Hitler also dismissed hundreds of his better generals. Hitler would PULL a GENERAL from the BATTLE when they lost. He would frequently appoint those positions to younger men who lacked experience but were always willing to follow Hitler. This was a huge mistake. That was a spoil on the leadership of army. Field-Marshal-Paulus
