Explanation: During the Battle of France in WW2, Nazi commander Erwin Rommel pushed ahead into French lines after a successful offensive without waiting for additional support, against orders. This was not just a foolhardy move - Rommel was very much taking a calculated risk. But it was a risk his superiors did not want him to take, and which could have gone very wrong.
It was, however, a gamble that paid off, destroying a significant portion of the French Army by keeping the initiative and not letting the hard-pressed French forces regroup - disorganization being an issue with French units ever since the Nazis bypassed the Maginot Line a week before with unexpected speed and heavy weapons’ support.
Rommel was decorated for this gamble, and would later go on to command Nazi forces in North Africa against the British and Americans.
He was born close to where I live and sadly they set up a monument for him that’s still up and people fought for it to remain since he “wasn’t really a Nazi” but just a very good commander…
It’s always Baden-Würtemberg… :( why why are there so many dipshits living there?
My sympathies for you, but I would probably emigrate.
why why are there so many dipshits living there?
* hides family tree * I dunno
btw, username siblings! :)
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Because the good guys were executed or did emigrate to the USA after the failed revolution in the 19th century.
That (and some more) articles was an interesting read - but I would put it under the general struggles of the German intellectuals for a democracy in the ever “let’s kiss the next monarch’s ass” German society.
If anything, I learned that I now understand the term “Saupreißn” - I now absolutely despise the Prussians and everything they stood for… (I wasn’t exactly infatuated with them before, but this reading exercise made it worse)
If anything, I learned that I now understand the term “Saupreißn” - I now absolutely despise the Prussians and everything they stood for… (I wasn’t exactly infatuated with them before, but this reading exercise made it worse)
I remember in WW1, some German units who surrendered to the Entente (not for ideological reasons, just in the normal course of war) were quick to assure Allied soldiers of their regional origin, and that they were not one of the “damned Prussians” who pushed the war. XD
understandable…
This article might interest you as well, if you haven’t seen it yet:
If it’s bronze it should meet a can of puree tomatoes. Give the statue a terminal illness.
Rommel: Seriously though… Our jeep-mounted 88s are running low on ammunition.
German Command: Your whats?
