Stroop proudly related his involvement in the purge of anti-Nazi Germans following the plot's failure. He expressed annoyance Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was allowed to commit suicide rather than being hanged from a meat hook.[27] He also praised Roland Freisler of the Volksgerichtshof as "a fine judge."[28] Stroop also boasted about his participation in dealing with Field Marshal Günther von Kluge for his involvement in the plot. As General Wilhelm Burgdorf did with Rommel, Stroop claimed to have offered the Field Marshal a choice between suicide and a show trial before Judge Freisler.