Re: [Epic]SS and Nazis

From: Harlequin Master <harlequin_at_...>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 00:44:31 -0000

I may be a bit sketchy when it comes to actual WW2 events but at least I
read English!!

>> If I remember correctly, he wanted to have his divisions waiting to
>> crush an Allied invasion on the shores of north France, before we could
>> establish a beachhead. For some ungoddly reason, Jerry high command
>
>If the Panzer divisions were positioned on the beach they would have been
>annihilated in the initial bombardment, and the arial bombardments which
>followed.

"waiting to crush an allied invasion on the shores of north France"

Where does it say that Rommel was gonna place the Panzers on the beach??

Thane says it quite clearly - destroy the enemy before they gain a
foothold!!

>Rommel was either a moron or a traitor. The very idea of positioning the
>panzer divisions on the beach is the reason he was suspected by the high
>command, his brazen attempt to end the war early was seen by Hitler

Rommel had been linked to the failed attempt on Hitler's life and was thus
given the choice of execution or suicide. He took suicide because he was
assured no harm would come to his family.

>ordered the panzer divisions divided between commanders and gave them
specific
>orders not to move without his order, Hitler realized that his commanders
were
>less than loyal and was doing his best to keep the situation under control.

Hitler had the bulk of the Panzer divisions sitting in a static defensive
zone around Calais, this being the closest point to England from France, and
where Hitler thought the invasion would be. Rommel, on the otherhand, knew
that the invasion would be away from Calais but close enough for the
combined air forces and navies to protect the invasion troops, hence he
wanted the Panzers to be positioned in Normandy. As madness always
over-rules common sense, Hitler refused to acknowledge Rommel's suspicions
about a Normandy invasion and hence the Allies gained the foothold without
too much interference by Panzers.

>If you would like a further lesson in military tactics and strategy, just
ask.
>
>1st Lieutenant Erik Turner
>United States Marine Corps

If _YOU_ would like a further lesson in military tactics and strategy, just
ask!!

Harlequin Master
(actually a Lieutenant in HM Royal Navy)
Received on Sun Feb 15 1998 - 00:44:31 UTC