December 12th, 2007, 10:16 PM
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Re: Rommel stuff.
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Originally Posted by Kai-Petri
Why did Monty have a pic of Rommel in his command vehicle if he considered that Rommel should not be talked about by his troops? A bit odd, I think.
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I believe the ban on mentioning Rommel was started by Auchinleck who also said "There exists a real danger that our friend Rommel is becoming a kind of magical or bogey-man to our troops, who are talking far too much about him. He is by no means a superman, although he is undoubtedly very energetic and able. Even if he were a superman, it would still be highly undesireable that our men should credit him with supernatural powers."
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