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Love reading about WWII, Rommel, Patton and others. I must admit . . . it gets overwhelming at times (so much information).
~ Cleveburg
Thank you sir... I normally don't study the big players of the War but I am very interested in stories of the normal everyday guy in the trenchs. My faimly actually reenact WW2 German and we have been fortunate to meet many many veterans of the WH and a few former SS men. We have been invited to attend a reunion of The Grossdeustchland PzG this summer and will hopefully be able to attend!!!!!
If you are interested here is a link to my reenacting group website...
gdtrains.net
Thank you sir... I normally don't study the big players of the War but I am very interested in stories of the normal everyday guy in the trenchs. My faimly actually reenact WW2 German and we have been fortunate to meet many many veterans of the WH and a few former SS men. We have been invited to attend a reunion of The Grossdeustchland PzG this summer and will hopefully be able to attend!!!!!
If you are interested here is a link to my reenacting group website...
gdtrains.net
I'm a "Miss ". . . . Did I shock the hell out of ya? Most men are.
That's good to know! I don't know to many women that are into history, especially WWII and Vietnam (my interests).
I know a number of women who reenact WW2, AT an event last year ther were even a bunch of gals dressed in AAL baseball uniforms from the 40's! very cool!
I know a number of women who reenact WW2, AT an event last year ther were even a bunch of gals dressed in AAL baseball uniforms from the 40's! very cool!
Actually the beginning of Rommel's defeat started at El Alamein - where he was stopped by a much larger force under Montegomery. The force which REALLY defeated the Germans in North Africa was the aircraft stationed on the island of Malta. This unsinkable aircraft carrier decimated the German and Italian supply convoys, result in a constant shortage of supplies, ammunition, reinforcements etc. The fact that Malta was never taken was the true undoing of the Axis in North Africa. By the time the Americans landed in Western North Africa Rommel was already in retreat across the Libyan desert.
One of the reasons I admire Rommel so much inspite of his being on the losing side, is that (like Robert E Lee 80 years earlier) he was almost always outnumbered and achieved many impressive victories anyway. It's always a whole lot easier to win when you have numerical superiority.
Ken
This is true. Besides Malta, the German High Command failed to deliver on promises for men and supplies. Rommel's win at Gazala was his high point.
El Alamein was never going to be a German victory because:
A. Montgomery had had time to overload on troops and tanks.
B. the 8th Army's supply line was very short while Rommel's was both very long and basically non-existent at that point. and
C. Rommel had lost most of his fighting force earlier with his offensive win at Gazala and it was never replaced.
Rommel knew he faced a loss and tried to take the offensive at Alam el Halfa but didn't have the firepower.
I have no doubt that Rommel was by far technically the best general of the three mentioned. He was tactically superior to all the Brits that faced him, even Montgomery, and was far more sophisticated strategically than Patton.
Even after the bad defeat at El Alamein the Brits didn't press the initiative and what was left of his divisions gave a fighting retreat 1000+ miles all the way to Tunisia. Another dumb mistake.
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