Gen. Heinz Guderian

Wow, Guderian certainly had some Kahuna's !! Jeesh

People were shot for saying nicer things!

Well that explain's why Guderian never got promoted... but at least he kept his dignity... and his life!

Suzie

 

Suzie, I take that back about not seeing a resemblance betwixt Guderian and von Rundstedt. However, its cheating using a pic of him when he was slightly younger ;-)) The mustache, is what does the trick for me ;-))

 

hehe, see... I told you just a quick second.

I admit it, I cheated.. I should have known.. I am dealing with the expert.

well, at least we had some fun with it.

 

I'd be careful with that, it's still a topic "open" for discussion that is still being debated heavily. The only surefire thing known about Rommel and the assassination attempt is that he was approached about it, whether he had a hand in it is controversial. Some revisionists from both sides of the argument have taken it to the extremes of course. Most recently a "shady" Texas organization had an event in England where they called him a Nazi Sympathizer who loved Hitler, news outlets that ran with it got flooded with letters from veterans who fought with and against Rommel arguing the opposite, most were censored though.

 

Guderian lost Hitler's favor in December 1941 when he pulled out his panzer group in the belief that its position was untenable, in contradiction to Hitler's "stand fast" order. In the end, blind luck and Russian incompetence averted disaster but Hitler felt vindicated. The debacle at Stalingrad was a nasty shock to Hilter's self-confidence; in the aftermath of the disaster he recalled Guderian and made him the inspector of the panzer troops. But Hitler never gave him a field command again.

 

True, you got a point.. it hasn't been proven. But there is a lot more on this topic that needs to be addressed.

but thats for another thread..

 

Cheers Suzie, we did have a few gaffs over his photo. Here is also a tid bit for you (not that im not saying he never did but) you never see von Rundstedt smiling in any photos you see of him. The one I have of him he has the same stoney look on his face.

 

You know your right, i never seen a picture of Von Rundstedt smiling. That man was way too serious.. He was an old fasioned Prussian aristocrat. (not that it would be an excuse)

This picture did him no justice! I would hate to be the person on the receiving end of that conversation ! hehe





what were we talking about again? oh yea, Guderian... lol

Anyway thanks for the posts guys I did get quite a bit of answers. I'm going to get a copy of Panzer Leader to read.


Suzie

 

Here´s the infamous " BTW did you just fart?" pic. Closest to smiling, I guess.


File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-718-0149-18A, Paris, Gerd v. Rundstedt, Erwin Rommel.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

 

Heh heh, thank you for that photo Suzie. It almost looks like he's telling the "Picture Snatcher" to Buck-off ;-))

PS, i've never seen him looking so worn out either.

Cheers Kai, thanks for that link ;-)) Perhaps they both were in a jovial mood due to Christmas being about a week away ;-))