<![CDATA[TIL Nazi Germany had an institutionalised system of bribery for senior officials to ensure loyalty.]]>TIL Nazi Germany had an institutionalised system of bribery for senior officials to ensure loyalty. Top Wehrmacht officers and Reich officials would receive tax-free birthday cheques of 250,000 marks paid from a secret "Konto 5" slush fund as well as thousands of marks for "expenses" paid monthly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery_of_senior_Wehrmacht_officers

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