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The story was that its inspiration came from General Guderian,
Not true ! It was Von Manstein who suggested a support gun for the infantry to keep up with the panzers.
“As a measure of the disorganisation that now ruled, a British intelligence officer in Bierden, a village which had been vacated by German troops 24 hours earlier, picked up the telephone to find himself speaking with a German staff officer. The caller wanted to know how close the British were. Replying in German, the intelligence officer assured him that the village was secure. The delighted officer promised an early visit, bringing with him his commanding general. The subsequent ambush bagged not only two senior officers but also a fine Mercedes.”
― Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich
― Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich
“Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.”
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