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Thread #120320 Message #2623400
Posted By: number 6
03-May-09 - 02:12 AM
Thread Name: BS: Obama and torture
Subject: RE: BS: Obama and torture
Hey L.H. as I mentioned to you before my father was an officer in the Calgary Tanks and fought in N. Africa, Italy, France, Holland and germany and had a high regard for the german troops and their courage, and professionalism. This respect was earned not only in the line of battle but even after the immediate end of the war when he was involved in the weeding out of the SS from the regular surrendered troops. ... and as I mentioned to you in the thread up above The Weirmarch commanders were clever ... if Hitler didn't take control over military tactical decisions things might have been different ... he took these matters into his own hands made huge mistakes. He squandered his own troops. He was not a brilliant military leader and he was not a brilliant politician. He was an egotistical bully who took control of a country at a tiem when it was exhasted and weak.
Hitler was highly successful up until 1942 ... I think not. He blew the invasion of Britain when he had the English on the run. He lost the battle of Britain.
As to conquering these poorly undefended European countries ... it is a known fact german had built up it's armanents before the invasions to such extend they were the most superior army in the world at that time. Hell, the german Panzer dvision was attacking Polish calvary on horses. The Luftwaft was way advanced. They were the first to use airborne troops. Holland, Belgium, Denmark were no match to the German Army. France, and Britain were not prepared for the likes of the German army at that time.
Yes I despise Hitler (and all his henchmen) .... and have no respect or admiration of a man who was responsible for the loss of life of millions of human beings ... including the lives of his own countrymen who were led to slaughter to feed his own ego and illusions of grandeur. A man who in the end blamed the citizens of his own country for the war's loss. I never said I disliked the Germans.
biLL