The Afrikakorps under his command did commit some warcrimes in North Africa, it wasn’t completely “clean”, but he was certainly less complicit than most WW2 German generals.
Also we don’t know if he was actually supportive of the 20 July plot to kill Hitler (aka Operation Valkyrie), only that he was chosen to replace Hitler and make peace with the Western Allies (perhaps he was chosen without his knowledge). Not really sure if he was completely supportive of Nazi ideoloy, but he’s controversial so I decided not to make the meme (it’s ok if you would like to see it though)
A truly heroic German general in WW2 would be Henning von Tresckow, the leader of Operation Valkyrie, who was an active member of the German anti-Nazi resistance.
“The whole world will vilify us now, but I am still totally convinced that we did the right thing. Hitler is the archenemy not only of Germany but of the world. When, in few hours’ time, I go before God to account for what I have done and left undone, I know I will be able to justify what I did in the struggle against Hitler. God promised Abraham that He would not destroy Sodom if just ten righteous men could be found in the city, and so I hope that for our sake God will not destroy Germany. No one among us can complain about his death, for whoever joined our ranks put on the shirt of Nessus. A man’s moral worth is established only at the point where he is ready to give up his life in defense of his convictions.”
-Henning von Tresckow
