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Hitler took further advantage of the situation by replacing several generals and ministers with men even more loyal to him and took more effective "de facto" control of the "Wehrmacht", which "de jure", he already commanded. Some senior officers of the "Wehrmacht" protested against the changes, most notably Colonel General Ludwig Beck, who circulated a petition signed by Colonel General Gerd von Rundstedt and others.