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[–]seaturtlesallthewayGood German 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

It's SAINT Rommel, you filthy heathen. Prostrate yourself to Heidenheim an der Brenz five times.

[–]FishschoolRommel Died For Our Sins[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

just look at my flair

[–]seaturtlesallthewayGood German 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

That makes it heresy. Gotta solve the first two Gefechtsaufgaben for that one.

More serious: http://np.reddit.com/r/ShitWehraboosSay/comments/3f73xq/askhistorians_opinion_piece_saint_rommel_best/

This set off a lot of discussion on Rommel.

I've since refined my stance, and decided that Rommel was a nincompoop. That he rejected general staff school really came back to haunt him, as he was completely incapable in the operational art, which German officers jerked off to.

He was a better Colonel than General.

[–]Nevociti88 millimeter: The Reich Caliber [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

The veneration of Rommel is a wonderful shorthand for the Third Reich's military failings. The focus on tactics and daring exploits (Ghost Division) over less "cool" areas like logistics, procurement, intelligence and overall strategy was endemic, with Rommel being that focus personalized. As u/seaturtlesalltheway put it,

He was a better Colonel than General.

[–]seaturtlesallthewayGood German [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

The hilarity is, that operational art was von Moltke approved wanking aid for the Wehrmacht.

But there was a cult of initiative / attack, too.

Heck, Truppenführung is the closest doctrinal document that the Wehrmacht had.

[–]BritainOpPlsNerfThe Industrial Horde [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Have you not seen the sidebar plebian? Do penance immediately to the Patron Saint of Shit Logistics.

[–]phoenixbasileusPoland shouldn't have been flashing that Danzig Corridor about [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

I think part of the idealisation comes out of his forced suicide through the July Plot - he can be connected to the resistance against Hitler even if his likely involvement was simply turning a blind eye to what was going on in his own staff.