Posts made by Field Marshal

I doubt all people killed in earthquakes are sinning Christians…

Unfortunately, no. The seazones are not adjacent…

The clarification is that Western Canada is adjacent to Hudson Bay SZ. This means land units in Eastern or Western Canada can be transported via that Seazone. The map at a glance does not appear to be so. Upon a closer look you’ll see it as so, or possible. Some USA players will build their land units in Western USA, move them to Western Canada, and them transport them to the United Kingdom, Finland Norway, or Western Europe. This is a defensive building strategy against an Alaskan invasion by Japan. I think few players know about it…

I’ve actually known about this also. When I started my “Pearl Harbor Conspiracy” thread I forgot all about it. This also fueled the fire that Roosevelt knew the attack was coming and allowed it to happen. Similarly, a radar operator reported the first wave on his screen. It was dimissed as friendly planes from the mainland!

Yanny - You are correct. I’ll certainly agree that anything is possible. However, I would hope the rest of the universe didn’t handle things as humans do. Concepts of the divine are clearly a human phenomenon. We need to control, to know, to have purpose above life itself. The “possible” reality is that these concepts are irrelevant in the universe and human understanding of it is horribly inaccurate…

SUD - But that was part of his “magic”. He always tried to read the enemies’ intentions and weaknesses. He never claimed to be always correct in any tactical situation, and clearly was wrong at times. A good example was his obsession with Tobruk. Your point is perhaps his most visited critique (along with his insistence with being up at the front hampering communications). But the equation mostly worked out in his favor…

Agreed on all points. This can still be achieved without the burden of a “Higher Power”. We don’t know how our existence began, so give credit to a diety, quite unnecessary. Leave it to the unknown, possibly beyond our arrogant comprehension…

Exactly my point, no chessmaster…

Yanny - you are just a step away from an Athiest. Consider the possibility of no “Higher Power”. The world just got simpler, more basic, no goals, no destiny, just life living for the sake of living and/or surviving. No grand plan, no chess board, no pawns (us). Cultures develop religion to personalize the world they don’t understand. Even with our wonderful science and technology, we really still don’t understand. That’s why religion still exists, to cover your unanswered questions - The Higher Power. Let it go. Join us…

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Try to find “Rommel, The Desert Fox” by (British) Brigadier General Desmond Young. Originally published in 1950 and renewed in 1978, this biography on Rommel is an excellent early account of his life investigated by the British after the war.

One of the best is “Knight’s Cross, A life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel” by David Fraser 1994 (USA). This biography goes into great detail due to it’s more recent publication (more information available).

Another good read is “Infantry Attacks” by Rommel himself. He chronicles his experiences in WWI with great and exciting detail.

After reading these three books, you will realize what a great hero and patriot he was. I rarely can find what I consider a “role model” for myself. Trust me - he’s it…

Agreed with TG Moses VI. South America first, then Africa. North America or Europe next depending on enemies and situations. Then Asia and it’s over…

Agreed. It seems to be the starter war game for all of us table-top warriors! You get the basics down and move on to more involved games (A&A)…

Agreed. The invasion of Russia opened the 2nd front. Bad for Germany throughout history. 200 divisions strong. Divisions better needed in Africa (as much as all occupied African Axis ports could take in) and prepairing for Sealion. Britain had to fall first before any Russian campaign could be attempted. Stalin claimed he would have attacked Eastern Europe a year after Barbarossa. Germany could have held them at their borders easily with say 100 divisions of fresh awaiting troops. The rest of the 100 could have taken Africa and invaded the British Isles. I’ll agree that the German Navy and Air Force may not have been ready for this until late in 1941 or early 1942. We all know Hitler was impatient, he wanted sweeping, quick victories as in the beginning. This was over and so was their chances for victory. Rommel knew it was over after El Alamein…

Agreed. Hitler was the biggest obstacle to winning any battle anyway.

Rommel saw the material and personel advantage the Allies had in Africa. He knew it would be much, much worse in France. When the beaches were lost, so was France. Allied Air Forces made all daytime and most night movement impossible. The German High Command grossly under-estimated the Allies drive and abilities once the beaches were secure. French ports were heavily fortified. The Allies just BUILT their own, few German commanders saw that one one coming! I don’t think even Rommel saw that one, but his instinct to keep the beaches was enough for him to know losing them was a bad thing. USA/UK industrial power funneling right from English shores across the Channel into France frightened any knowledgeable German strategist…

Hopefully, both of you have lived full, meaningful lives. We argue back and forth, reach little ground. Theories, evidence, proof, miracles, logic, what have you, etc., etc. We’ll all believe what we will, little will change it. The Great Unknown Mystery - death is this. No one can really say with absolute certainy what happens to us when we die. We have to wait to find out. Either way, Heaven, Hell, or nothing at all; we will have wanted our lives to be full and worth our stay here on earth. Finally, the end.

The interesting aspect of all the Diety/Religious posting is the amount of ill feelings and hatred towards certain faiths. Most use history to back this up. Personally, I believe very few of us have been wronged by an entire religious group right now. It’s easy to be angered by the wrongs of others in the past. Very few will argue any good for the Nazi’s defense. It would be wrong to hold it against today’s German people. The same goes for religious groups. Remember, all groups whether religious, political, social, etc. will abuse power when in a position of authority sometime in the past, present, future. It is the flawed human condition - someone will always want power, money, fame, on and on. They will be allied with some belief and/or political structure. Those people will commit crimes against humanity, be disposed of, over and over, again and again. Extremists will deviate from original beliefs and actions. Members of the original beliefs break away - true to their ways. Those who are save the group once the radicals are gone. Those are whom get hated (and improperly so) for the wrongs of their former companions or ancestors. Keep this in mind when we trash a belief system…

The trouble with Rommel’s command in Western Europe was that he didn’t have absolute authority. He knew the battle would be won or lost on the beaches and wanted the Panzers up close to the landings to counter-attack. However, the other commanders won the arguement to keep the Panzers back away from the landing points to avoid Allied Naval and Air bombardment. The opposite turned true - the Panzers were too far away to be effective AND took heavy loses to Allied Air! Rommel’s defensive preparations took the heavy Allied casualties. Another 6 months preparation and/or more of a unified command under his direction, and D-day may have been much worse and possibly the Allies being thrown back into the sea…

That was all propaganda. The Conspirator’s wanted Rommel as President after Hitler. Rommel was perhaps the only man in Germany that could - Rommel was ranked 2nd (after Hitler) in popularity with the German people. Hitler was also well aware of this. He feared his men and the German people would side with Rommel. The plot was a good a timely excuse to rid himself of Rommel. Rommel was labeled a defeatist by most German brass in Western Europe at this time. His words and actions helped fuel this : when asked on the status of the war, he openly put down Hitler in front of the Gestapo!

After the war Rommel was still regarded by Allied propaganda as “A Nazi General”. Feelings were high to bring the Nazi’s to justice. During the trials, Rommel’s true conduct began to surface. Later, the truth of his death surfaced and he was labeled by newer post war propaganda to save the German pride as the “Hero of the German Resistance against Hitler”. Years later, historians and Veterans (mainly British Generals) found out more of the truth about Rommel. Rommel’s wife and son helped fill in the blanks. A true patriot, hero, gentlemen, soldier, leader. All this couldn’t save him; he was murdered by the Nazi’s as well…

I’ve only read 4 on Rommel. He may have had some knowledge on the plot, but was by far no conspirator. His sense of duty alone prevented that. He favored Hitler’s arrest and trial. Hitler had to accuse him as a conspirator. Rommel (before his injuries) was ready to surrender the whole Western Front to the Allies. That’s treason enough. Rommel knew the war had to end ASAP to end all the suffering. It cost him his life trying…

Is it legal to move an AA Gun into a territory (Non-Combat Phase) into a territory you just captured in the Combat Phase ???

Agreed. I believe people today shouldn’t have to pay for the wrongs of their ancestors (or countrymen) in the past. If this is the case, I’ll be awaiting my check from Germany for the wrong done to the Hungarian, Czech, and Ukrainian people by the Nazi’s…