i've never heard that before. Interesting. got any links?
In regards to Jews in the Kriegsmarine (Nazi Germany's Navy).....I found a brief mention in one book that I had easy access to (i.e. that I could locate among the vast collection of books owned by the wife and I)...."Under Grand-Admiral Erich Raeder, the Kriegsmarine had retained the traditional naval salute except for official occasions such as this one (the commissioning of the K.M.S. Bismarck), had refused to dismiss its Jewish officers and had forbidden all officers to get involved in politics." "THE DISCOVERY OF THE BISMARCK" by Robert D. Ballard with Rick Archbold 1990.
This is just quick reference, but I have heard it (in the past) from other sources.
This line of thinking by the Navy is probably one of the reasons that the Allies accepted Karl Donitz, Naval Commander, as the head of state at war's end. Admiral Donitz was later absolved of war crimes.
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
I completely agree with you by the way, it's absolutely disgusting when Americans claim to have won the war, or that we'd be speaking German if it wasn't for the US.
From a statement like that you can only conclude that that person doesn't know enough about WWII. What he does know seems to be pure ethnocentrism.
I can't say I've read this entire thread, but I did read most of it, so my apologies in advance if this has already been brought up and thoroughly trounced upon.
I think what's being overlooked here is the fact that Russia never had to face Mr. Erwin Rommel aka "The Desert Fox" f'n badass tank commander of the century.
There's a reason why Russia never had to deal with Rommel, and that reason is that Rommel was too busy giving the allies a run for their money in Africa.
Thus far, I think we can all agree that Stalingrad was pretty much the turning point of WWII. FYI: The person commanding the 6th German Army, the army that was annihilated at Stalingrad, was Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus. In spite of being encircled by the Russians, he blindly obeyed Hitler's orders against his own better judgment and held his position in Stalingrad.
Rommel would not have been so obedient. It was because he disobeyed Hiter's orders to stand his ground in El Alamein that he was able to regroup and defeat the US II Corps in the battle of Kasserine Pass.
So, had the 6th German army been commanded by Rommel instead of Paulus, we may or may not have seen a German defeat in Stalingrad.
I'd say that Zhukov was a superior commander than Rommel. In fact I'd say that Zhukov was the most succesful and significant commander of the entire war.
From the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khalkhin_Gol (before the war) - to the defence of Leningrad, the battle of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the Battle for Berlin.
Seems to me he pisses on the competition.
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This is just quick reference, but I have heard it (in the past) from other sources.
This line of thinking by the Navy is probably one of the reasons that the Allies accepted Karl Donitz, Naval Commander, as the head of state at war's end. Admiral Donitz was later absolved of war crimes.
I'll have to read it through...
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From a statement like that you can only conclude that that person doesn't know enough about WWII. What he does know seems to be pure ethnocentrism.
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I'd say that Zhukov was a superior commander than Rommel. In fact I'd say that Zhukov was the most succesful and significant commander of the entire war.
From the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khalkhin_Gol (before the war) - to the defence of Leningrad, the battle of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the Battle for Berlin.
Seems to me he pisses on the competition.