negative 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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Again, you are a lying sack of sh*t.\n\n1. How did you know he had two sons?\n2. How did you know one was 19 and one was 23?\n3. NO ONE would EVER say they support the war as long as other fathers' sons die.\n\nYou keep posting this crap, and I point out how you are lying.\n\nIf you were really doing what you said - and you are a proven liar - it would be considered a CRIME. I think I'll call the Mt. Clemens police and let them know about your acitivities.\n\nI live in Pontiac. Wanna come and question my decal??
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All records were not destoyed by fire.  It is a common misconception.  You can still receive a statement of service will list all his awards.\nIf his CIB is not listed the US National Archives military records branch at College Park, MD. has the unit records for the 7th I.D. in Korea.  The G2 records list all general orders for the division and if he was awarded a CIB then it should be listed amongst the General Orders.  You can visit the archives and view or copy these records for yourself.   Or if visiting is not possible then you can hire a researcher.
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Yeah, you can't help but feel sorry for the guy, but this is a good time to talk about the merit of artillery shells vs. 'hearts and minds'. \n\nIn WWII, the bloodiest, most destructive war in human memory, Germany, Italy, and Japan were bombarded mercilessly and without concern for human life, and the war lasted 6 short years. Countless millions lost their lives, including a list of american soldiers to the tune of about 100k/yr.  War is brutal, ugly, and a means of last resort for dealing with nations that have turned openly hostile and belligerent. In other words, war is to be used as the last possible option, not the first. AND, when you go to war, you don't re-arm the populace BEFORE having made peace. You also don't spare the artillery. \n\nSoldiers are trained to kill people, and break stuff. It's what they do. None of us can call up the pentagon and tell em what to do, or how to do it. But, I guess we could recommend the Time/Life series on WWII for some light bedtime reading? Artillery shells don't need body armor, don't get disability checks. The cardinal rule of the army should remain 'never send a man where you can send a bullet'...further, to my view, the reason that so many died in Vietnam was due to the propensity of politicians to do much as they are now, capitalizing on the war, trying to tell the military how to do their job, that sort of thing. An ugly mess in other words, and that's why it's important to have Iraq over and done with as soon as humanly possible, too. They'll have to run their own country eventually, the sooner they get used to the idea, the better...and forget about their oil, too, they can make their own gas, and we can produce our own energy, too.\n\nWe pause to note one eerie departure from WWII, during those years, people, normal average walking-down-the-street people, were asked to donate, sacrifice, ration back etc.\nFuel, tin, coffee, nylons, a lot of the commodities we take for granted. There was also a massive call for volunteers, all kinds of things. Not this time, no sacrifice. The whole war was financed on an ever-growing national debt, which apparently Bush and his lackeys feel comfortable with, I don't, I think that eventually, probably after Bush is out of office, that debt is going to come back and hit us really hard, and taxes will end up spiking, which will have one result, namely driving more busineses overseas. I hope I'm wrong, really, but there's still that potential, there.
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Today is the 129 anniversary of what us whites call Custer's Last Stand or the Little Big Horn. The Lakota, Ogalla, And Cheyenne call Gressy Grass. There are several reasons that this is important and I will get into it later.\n\nFirst of all the Rank at the time of Gressy Grass was Lt. Colonel, but due to his brevetted Rank in the Civil War was Major General. So if a person were to address him it would be General. It is the same as we refer to President Reagan after he left office, becaue he earned the title. The only way he would have lost the right to be called General is if he was demoted due to an infraction of military law. At the time he was posted here at Fort Lincoln Southwest of Bismarck, Dakota Territory was the need for generals was not as great.\n\nDuring the Civil War he was considered the North premiere Calvary General were he perfected dividing his force and strategy that generations of historians would pan him for the last four decades.\n\nFirst off, General Custer was arrogant, or maybe just overconfident. Although is it really arrogance when you can do what you think you can.\nIf he were as bad a character that the modern day historian claim he was.\n(There is a theory that Reno and Benteen set him up to fail.)\n\nHis orders were vague, he and the seventh Calvary was supposed to meet up with General Terry sometime. He was offered gattlin guns. Some historians think that this might have saved him. There are three problems with this the terrain is incredibly hilly with a lot of coolies making it hard to get them set up. A gattlin gun weighed over a ton and would slow down a Calvary unit (the Calvary Unit of the 19th century were considered to be akin to our special forces today. The Calvary units were quick attack units. Third, black powder had a tendency to jam regularly. I wouldn't have wanted them.\n\nI think that he found the village to soon. The rule of thumb if you could see an indian They KNEW you were there. I will grant you that he didn't listen to his scouts, but the number of warriors in the village I don't think anyone would have comprehended. There is a possibility that he was going to fight a holding action. Trying to hold out tell the three columns of Sheridan and the other Generals. Sheridan and the other two Generals were held up they weren't where they were late because they encountered other Nations on the way.\n\nThe morning of the battle Custer divided his command of about 100 troopers into three commands under Reno and Benteen. (Later in Reno's military career his was court martialed for assaulting his commanding officers daughter). This was so they could surround the village. The last order out from Custer was for Benteen to "bring packs big village." He didn't. Reno was surrounded for a time but when one of his sergeants brains were blown out Reno took off running.\n\nHere is the victor's perspective. Months before the Battle Sitting Bull had a vision of soldiers falling into the village. The interesting part of the vision for me was the warning not to take anything from the soldiers or they would loose the war. His warning was headed. (Kinda harkens back to Joshua and the fall of Jericho when he warned them not to take anything, but Achan did and they lost the next battle Joshua 6-7 Makes me ponder what would have happened if the Nations would have heeded the warning).\n\nCrazy Horse was a very formidable General. The terrain really lent a hand to the way the Lakota, Ogalla, and Cheyenne fought. It gave the warriors a lot of cover. The yellow boy Winchester 10 round magazine repeating rifle for close quarter fighting is very formidable against a single shot Spencer carbine. Not including recurve bows. The warriors were trained from an early age to fight one-on-one. The stiff formations of the Calvary didn't work well because the Warrior fought outside of the box.\n\nThe importance of this can still be seen today. 1893 the massacre at Wounde
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NONE, THERE IS NOT WINNER IN ANY WAR JUST LOSERS!!!!
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WOW,  one in about 10,000.  Sounds like it's anarchy in the streets as the entire military opposes the war.  And a 1st LT at that.  That's not even a real officer - the coward.\n\nHey I noticed you took down that phony pic from your avatar of the Purple Heart license plate you were pretending to have.  Good move.  Conscience get to you or was that advice from your "lawyer"?  That was one of the most despicable acts I've ever seen a non military person do if you ask me.\n\nAnd since you apparently don't have a valid email according to yahoo - I thought you deserved an answer I will answer your last email to me here.  Just so we all understand, I'll include a copy of your note.\n\nFrom: cantcu \n\nSubject: Military.. \n\nMessage: I was in the military for 8 years active! Wanna see my DD214?\n\nYour remarks are libelous and if I were you, you better be damn careful where you tread because you are full of BS.\n\nKets compare our discharges. If you have one!! \n\n\nMY RESPONSE\n\nLet's see that 214.  Scan it & email it to me.  BTW, what did they suggest  you do with it at discharge?  What was that MOS again? What is "pinger" to a GI?  \n\nI notice it  took a month to answer one of half a dozen questions I asked you.  I suppose you had to Google it?\n\nSo sue me jack*ss.  I can't wait till your attorney says you have no actionable damages.  Let me put it into terms even you might understand. \n\nAs you're sniveling in her office, your attorney asks "Now, now little cantcu, what's the problem?  You wipe your tears and reply, "This guy is saying I was never in the military.  It's making me look like a real poser on a Q&A forum where nobody knows who I am".  And then she says, "Hum, cantcu you've got a real problem.  Since knowbody knows who you are, that's going to be a tough one."  \n\nSince you don't have a real job, as you hear it, you breakdown and start crying again because you were  expecting a really big pay day.  \n\nBlubbering through your tears, you ask very eloquently, "Huh?"  She relies "Yeah, sorry dumb *ss, its going to be hard to prove how you were liabled under an annonymous screen name." And you very eloquently ask once again but this time louder,   "HUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"  \n\nShe's says, "Hit the road.  Besides, you are a f*cking POSER."  "Somebody get this poser out of here", she yells in revultion.\n\nNo charge for the legal advice, POSER.\n\nHold on, let me check that email account & pull up that 214.  Is it there yet? Nope, didn't think so.\n\nAs for my service, US Air force AFSC 303X3. My squadron was responsible for more kills during Vietnam (it was a war right?) than any other military MOS or SC.  Have an extra pair of clean pink panties with you sometime and we can talk about it.\n\nHmm, maybe that's why I find your POSING so reprehensible.
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I love this "GUY"! I am assuming that you most likely know something about the Confederacy. Isn't this a mirror of Robert E. LEE. Hitler most certainly looked at some of his strategies to promote suicidal troops with the Civil War. General Lee was also a graduate of West Point along with General Grant. This whole thing has been written before is my point. This ridiculous continuation of NEO-CONSERVATIVE policies as the Nazis that they are, is getting real old, and you know that it wont last. Keep up the Good Work, and don't let them abuse you.
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While General MacArthur is rightfully remembered as a genius for his brilliant counter-attack against the Japanese up the northern coast of New Guinea, the campaign in the Philippines in 1941-42 was his military thinking at its very worst. General MacArthur was far too closely linked to the Philippine elite to be an effective leader, especially since he was literally milking the Philippine economy to support himself as almost a king. For several years before the Second World War, literally the most expensive item on the Philippine defense budget was General MacArthur's salary and compensation. Rather than obey his orders and retreat into the Bataan peninsula with enough supplies to withstand a year-long seige, MacArthur decided to deploy his untrained and poorly equipped forces all across Luzon and try to defend everything. The end result was that he lost about half of his army and almost all of his supplies before beginning the retreat into Bataan about a week later.\n\nWhen the Japanese attacked the Philippines, they were expecting the fighting to be over very quickly, and in fact the Philippines were the last of the initial targets to actually fall. When Corregidor finally surrendered, the Japanese had already been withdrawing soldiers into Indonesia, and so their army was no longer large enough to support such a large amount of prisoners. To make matters worse, the Japanese military alotted very few resources to non-combat functions, with the result that there was never very good control over the soldiers in bad situations. During the death march and the subsequent internment, there were very few military police or officers to actually control the attrocities of the soldiers. Further, the Japanese only assigned soldiers who were not fit for actual combat into these positions, so they already felt they were being insulted and took everything out on the prisoners.\n\nAs a result, this is a chapter in history that very few people would like to be reminded of. The American military does not like to remember that it was so badly defeated by a smaller army. The American government does not want to remember that a loyal commonwealth was left to fend for itself. The Japanese government has been pursuing a long process of re=writing history in an attempt to wipe away the stain of such bad behavior in the war.
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Well too many people have died. what diff. does it make m/fm? I know there is a web site with stats you are looking for but cannot remember what it was..There are allot of smart people in this forum and I am sure you will have an answer soon..SUPPORT OUR TROOPS..
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simple.....propaganda \n\ngermany's entire population fell for it under Hitler.\n\nhistory will look at America as the fool
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What are you talking about? For WWI, WWII, veitnam, thousands of soldiers killed, and the only land we got was to bury our dead. We didn't gain anything but that. So shut up, you don't know what you are talking about.
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it's extremely sad. I heard about a soldier who's wife broke it off with him via e-mail. She said she couldn't wait for him anymore and that she was in love w/ another man. He begged her not to divorce her. She refused to wait or even talk to him anymore. The soldier blew his brains out. She ended up collecting $250k in military insurance.  This world is going to hell in a handbasket.
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Nobody here can tell you.  You need to get it appraised by an expert who knows about military history.
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depends... is the IRR negative?
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Other than Jesus of course, I would say the very opposite type of person.  Adolph Hitler did lots of damage.