negative and positive value of field marshall erwin rommell
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While he was an outstanding general and military leader, he wrote down his tactics in "Infantry Attacks" and never deviated much from them.  Patton read this book, and others Rommel wrote, and used that knowledge to defeat him.\n\nRommel also tried to get Hitler to see reason and support the North African Campaign.  Luckily for the free world, Hitler ignored him.\n\nHmmm...interesting view on my answer below.  And your sources are?  Yes, Rommel was overrated and Guderian (The "Difficult Subordinate") was probably the better general, as was von Manstein.  Rommels "currying favor" did little for him in the end though.  And all officers on the General Staff had to be party members.  \n\nAnd Patton never used combined arms?  Odd, no tactical studies I did of him showed that and I've been an Army Armor officer for years.  He did have a love for the saber and horse CAV, but was able to give that up.  Knowing how your enemy fought was the source of Patton's quote, not fighting as Rommel did.  It took a while for the US to catch up to the Germans, but, unlike other nations fighting Germany, we actually tried to mimic combined arms warfare.  Today we have prety much mastered it and are expending ever more on those concepts.\n\nLuckily for the world, Hitler was a terrible general and Germany always seemed to lose when Hitler got involved in Operational levels of war.  Unfortunatly for the Germans, but fortunatly for us, the German army, at all levels, really screwed up their LOG tail and issued so many varients of tanks that mechanics couldn't keep up. \n\nI can list book after book supporting views what I wrote.  You can still have your opinions, just please stop coughing at me, it's rude.
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you could argue about the social as well as military value of the swoard in medieval times. they were a judge of one's character... see the link below
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1. Shrapnel does not ping off trees it embeds itself, just as he was alledgedly doing. I have heard and read about many exploits during the war,some true some blatantly untrue, it helps to pass the time and i love hearing them and never discourage or disrespect anyone who has lived through the war,my father was one such storyteller from his exploits he battled hitler single handedly, he once told me he was in Andy Clydes Commados it was years later when i learned that it was the army catering corps, what he didnt tell me that he was also in a highland regiment, that fought many battles and was a seargeant major and had been awarded twenty two medals several for courage displayed in battle, so i never thought about that because those memories he held in ,preffering to lighten his stories of daring rather than relive them, LF
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We are subject to attack anytime, but with a leader being blown up then you might see it soon. Blowing him up is a good thing but bragging about it is not. It is not something to be proud of. It is just another aspect of war.
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Is this for real?Sounds bizarre,I missed"Fatherland"about what it would be like if Germany won WWII.
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The Wermacht is German for Army, as it is still known to this day (include the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine, air force and Navy). His nation lost that war, and history is written by the winners. Having served in the German army does not make your grandfather a monster. He served his country, and that makes him an honorable man. I cannot attest to what I do not know, so what he did or did not do is between him and his conscience. But as to why he cries during these documentaries, you will have to ask him.
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First of all 'positive outcome' is subjective; what positive outcome means to you can differ in its meaning to someone else.\n\nWith that reasoning, the answer is yes.\n\nRegarding the references to Hitler, street gangs and such...to them their outcomes were positive, Hitler's plans were coming together, the street gangs continue the violence to accomplish who knows what, so their out come is positive, especially if they don't get caught.\n\nRegarding what is socially accepted as positive, then the answer is no, not always, however what may be socially accepted by the masses may cause you to disagree.\n\nIn the end, everything is subjective in one way or another that there may never be a "correct" answer because of ones point of view, and if debated intelligently, intellectually, with reason and fact then you can manipulate what is accepted on a social level but never make it a constant.
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http://sill-www.army.mil/des/40th_MP/DET_Contact.htm
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Ralph "Sonny" Barger should be an icon. I don't know too many people that served 40+ years holding an office...maybe 14 at the most and I think that was Napoleon. All too many times we only hear what the media says and then label that group as bad, no good, trouble makers...etc. Sonny along with the HA's done more good then not. The one that comes to my mind, foremost is when Sonny spoke for the HA's and OFFERED to go to Vietnam immediately to fight for this country, while many of the Americans were burning the flag and even after the solders came home we treated them like crap, and they were doing only what they were told to do, so from face value....who was worst. Sonny is a great man and should be looked up to (in my opinion). Here's a few statements he said..."Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse." "Don't take shit from your enemies that you'd never take from your friends." "Commit yourself -- there's no reverse gear on a motorcycle." The Media and law enforcement made the HA's look bad or should I say look worst then what they are. They are GREAT guys and if you need help they will do more for you then the local Mayor, Doctor or even a close so called friend. Sonny is an American Icon in my eyes and always will be!!!
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It's probably worth a good bit of money if it's an original issue (i.e. while he was still and active player) and in good condition.\n\nDickey was the 2nd best catcher in Yankee history (after Yogi Berra) and is considered by some 'historians' to be the best catcher in the A.L during the 30s, although he didn't have all that many  great years, and Mickey Cochrane was better.\n\nBut Dickey is in the Hall of Fame, so it should be worth something.
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That's a very good point. The swastika was originally a (Native American?) sign of peace. Then that asshole Hitler had to go and fuck things up for everybody else.
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Eisenhower (american), Montgomery (brit), Rommel (german), de Gaulle (french) in a nutshell
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Sadly, there have been quite a few recipients of the Bronze Star (or - as we soldiers currently prefer to call it - the BS) who were nowhere near a theater of combat. Many people won the BS without having ever left US soil while merely serving in a support role! Mainly officers and very senior NCOs. Go figure.
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I'd go with no, http://www.holocaust-history.org/questions/hitler-adolf.shtml
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a. having both positive and negative end
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Because Rummsfield lied about how many troops were needed and W is too stupid to realize that occupiers would not be wanted in ANY country, so they need more manpower and they send YOUR neighbor's son to die for thier sins.\n\nPS: both W and Rummy skivved out of military duty.  Hypocrites.