Could Greece have been defended in 1941?

Unbelievable (but,sadly it is reality) that almost 70 years after the war,a former soldier is capable to write such enormities:
About the Jews :the few Jews in Libya were Italian citizens,and the Germans had no authority over them.

The Germans didn't need authority over the Jews to round them up for deportation, a dyed in the wool NAZI would have either executed or deported them. You are living in a freaking dream world.

When Rommel arrived in France,the Jews were already transported to Auschwitz,etc.

What on earth is your point? You are rambling.

There were some Jews in Tunisia,but,Rommel had no authority there.
Besides :before writing such enormities,you should first search for a proof that Rommel received an order to kill the Jews/transport them to the East :the Jews were the business of the Sipo/SD.

I really don't know if you are deaf, daft or simply stupid. Even in your utmost stupidity should realise that an ardent NAZI wouldn't need authority to transport or execute Jews, they would just do it.

About the commandos:Hitler's order to kill them dated from 10 october 1942,when Rommel was in Germany (sick leave).BEFORE claiming that Rommel disobeyed the commando order,you first have to prove that in the regions were Rommel had authority,allied commandos were landing,and,on the order of Rommel,were not executed,but ,taken prisoner,otherwise,it is again a prove that you are not talking with your mouth .

Again you muppet you are talking absolute bollocks. When orders from Hitler mandated the execution of captured British commandos, Rommel tossed the document in the trash. He insisted that the Allied prisoners receive the same rations he was given. He even wrote a book about the conflict called Krieg ohne Hass (War Without Hate).

Its better to keep quiet and let people think you are an idiot, then open your mouth and confirming it.
 
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Prove it ,that Malta was the most bombed place on earth:compare the the tonnage of bombs that was dropped on Malta,with that that was dropped on Liverpool,London,Berlin .......
Prove it that the civilian protection on Malta was better than that in London .
You are not at the barracks where you can bully the recruits.

You really are more stupid then I first thought. I suggest you do more research.

We didn't bully recruits, we shot them. Prat.

If any NCO was found guilty of bullying recruits they would be in jail very quickly. So again you are talking about something that you know absolutely nothing about

Prove it that he ran out of supplies because the Malta-based forces were sinking his supply ships ..

I never said that, again you are nothing but a bare faced liar with your usual dodging the facts

ProveAnd your claim that an advance of Rommel to the Suez canal would cut of Malta from the western mediterranean,is the usual nonsens .

I suggest that you get hold of a map or an atlas and find where Malta is in relation to the Suez canal. You are getting more and more silly and foolish with each and every post.

Your claim that Rommel was a gentleman,is proving again that you are still at the Biggles level:there was no place for gentlemen in WWII,and a true soldier could not be a gentleman .

Every British Officer who met Rommel remarked that the man was a gentleman and very proper. Again you are not only being foolish, you are being stupid. Rommel was reknowned for being a chivalrous and valorious commander, and a worthy adversary for the Allied forces in North Africa. He didn't really believe in all that Nazi bullsh!te, and he was respected and admired by friend and foe alike for his skill and bravery. He was noted for his humane and just treatment of captured enemy soldiers, and in his tenure as commander the Afrikakorps was never accused of committing any sort of war crimes. He ignored Nazi High Command's orders to execute all captured commandos and Jewish prisoners of war, he refused to conscript the local citizenry to perform slave labour without paying them for their work (a common tactic for German units).

As for your last remark ,that is absolutely ridiculous.

ProveAnd what about the V1 and V2 attacks on London and Antwerp,I know 100 times more about this subject than you:I doubt that have any knowledge of these things .

From your posts so far you have about as much knowledge about anything as a chocolate frog, I never mentioned the V2 attacks on London and Antwerp, you did you freaking moron.

ProveHow much supplies did Rommel receive in 1942?
January :66000 ton
february:59000
march:48000
april:150000
may:86000
june:32000
july:92000
august:52000
september:78000
october:47000
These figures do not prove that Rommel ran out of supplies,and,that this was caused by the Malta attacks .

AS you not have been able to give figures for sinkings by Malta attacks,the obvious conclusion is that,as usual,you are talking from your rear end .

I gave you figures for the sinking's you silly little man, I suggest that you learn to freaking read.
 
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Krieg ohne Hass: I never expected some one would use this old nonsens,of course,one can expect everything from colonel Blimp .
Do you read it ? No,of course. I did :it is the usual excuses of a defeated general,blaming Adolf for everything .
Btw:the book was published in 1950 by his widow and Bayerlein,and,meanwhile edited to be PC and to create the Rommel myth .
About Rommel,the gentleman (haha) and antinazi =
From a letter to his wife:

Liebste Lu,ist es nicht wunderbar,dass ich Gelegenheit habe für Führer,Volk und die neue Idee zu wirken ?

Translation :my dear Lu,is it not wunderfull that I have the occasion to work for the Führer,the people and the new idea ?

new idea =national socialism

Thus,your claims about Rommel the gentleman,the anti nazi : under the bus .
 
Every Brirish officer who met Rommel :2,3 ?

For the rest :boring as usual .

How do you know how many British Officers met Rommel, were you there? Prat.

Of course its boring to you, because you are an idiot.
 
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Krieg ohne Hass: I never expected some one would use this old nonsens,of course,one can expect everything from colonel Blimp .
Do you read it ? No,of course. I did :it is the usual excuses of a defeated general,blaming Adolf for everything .
Btw:the book was published in 1950 by his widow and Bayerlein,and,meanwhile edited to be PC and to create the Rommel myth .
About Rommel,the gentleman (haha) and antinazi =
From a letter to his wife:

Liebste Lu,ist es nicht wunderbar,dass ich Gelegenheit habe für Führer,Volk und die neue Idee zu wirken ?

Translation :my dear Lu,is it not wunderfull that I have the occasion to work for the Führer,the people and the new idea ?

new idea =national socialism

Thus,your claims about Rommel the gentleman,the anti nazi : under the bus .

I didn't think it was possible, but you get more stupid every day.

Throughout the 1930s, Rommel develops a close working relationship with Hitler, whom he initially comes to admire for progressively thwarting the Versailles Treaty and restoring Germany's strength. He is seen more and more by Hitler side. He accompanies Hitler into the Sudetenland in October 1938 and then into Prague in March 1939. But Rommel is anything but a Nazi. In fact, early on he starts to harbor "serious reservations" about the Nazi regime.

There has never had accusations of war crimes levelled against him or the Afrika Korps. Rommel was never a member of the NAZI party. Not only are you being extremely stupid, you are also a bare face liar.
 
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The Rommel fan boys are becoming boring

BTW:insults mean that one has no arguments,it also says a lot of one's level of education.
 
The Rommel fan boys are becoming boring

BTW:insults mean that one has no arguments,it also says a lot of one's level of education.

You call that insulting? Take my word for it, I could insult you a lot better then you assume I have.

Quite frankly sunbeam, if you had brains you'd be dangerous.
 
Yes I thought of the Peloponnese first, but that sea barrier is just a wide river which can be protected by air. I was thinking a mountain barrier, from Mt Olympus West (which the Commonwealth forces eventually chose) focussing on defending the two or three narrow valleys would have been a better bet. This would have kept Athens under the Allied occupation. Panzers, can't cross mountains air power or not.

I disagree the allied failure in many respects was the failure to understand and provide adequate air support and with control of the skies it was impossible for the Allies to concentrate a defense, this was the problem they refused to address until well into 1942.

****Note the attempt to bring the thread back on topic****
 
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Greece vs Germany

Personally I don't think Greece was defendable both the Metaxas and Allakmon lines were too far north and prone to flanking, the only area that may have been defendable was the Peloponnese but what would have been the point as by then you had given away 80% of the country anyway.

In my opinion they should have continued operation compass and driven the axis from North Africa before Rommel arrived and if they felt like tying up a few Germans perhaps defended Crete for use as a potential jumping off point to assault Greece at a later date and as a air base for attack German oil supplies.

Greece’s stand up army could not match up to the modern mechanized German army and as a result Greece fell fast. However much to their credit gave the occupation had a hard time with 2 guerrilla armies that at times fought each other. The Greeks suffered savage reprisals for these guerrillas - resistance actions. 1 communist the other nationalist which refused to cooperate despite the common goal.
 
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