Why Rommel's Last Words On American Generals Surprised Everyone

Описание: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was Nazi Germany's most celebrated military commander, the legendary Desert Fox who dominated North Africa for two years. Yet in his private papers, letters, and military reports, Rommel recorded assessments of American generals and soldiers that shocked his superiors in Berlin. While Adolf Hitler dismissed America as a decayed nation and Hermann Goering mocked American industry, Rommel witnessed something different on the battlefield. After defeating American forces at Kasserine Pass in February 1943, he observed their remarkable ability to learn from failure and adapt with astonishing speed. His journal entries praised American tactical conduct as first class, directly contradicting the racial ideology that shaped Nazi strategic thinking. This documentary explores the true story behind Rommel's professional respect for his American adversaries, the myth of the Rommel versus Patton rivalry that never actually happened, and how one German commander's honest military assessments went unheeded by leaders who preferred comfortable illusions to battlefield reality. From the deserts of Tunisia to the beaches of Normandy, discover why Rommel's views on American military leadership proved far more accurate than anyone in the German high command wanted to believe. A compelling story of professional judgment versus ideological blindness during the Second World War.

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