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First of all, he didn't inspire all troops through all ranks, mostly only the common soldiers and low ranks. Many officers, in his staff and others, criticized Rommel already during the Battle of France for his reckless maneuvers. Secondly, you say "...and in january 1941 he was back at his position at Al Agheila. This is were i have to introduce Rommels greatest victory..." and suddenly we are back at Tobruk and the Battle of Gazala. That just seems like a big gap. And why does the background look like a bad mobile WW2 game from 3:24 to 3:36, your animations later on look so much better.
There is still a huge debate on if Rommel is a military genius or just a lucky daredevil. Many of his maneuvers were good opportunites, but if one single move would not be as planned, it would have risked so many german and later also italian lifes and bring the whole war at risk. Like you said, he lost the battle of north africa because of his behavior, but on the other side his maneuvers won the the axis the battle of france or at least shortened the campaign for many months or even years. And if he would have full control over the panzers in france 1944, maybe he could have won the battle of normandy. Many historians and generals see the split control of the axis panzers by Rundstedt and Rommel as one of the leading failures on the german side during the battle.
Also commander does stand for "Leader of a military unit", doesn't matter if of a squad, platoon, division or army group... So you said for yourself that he was brilliant on division level but not in higher positions. So he still could be the best commander of WW2! He might "just" be the best division commander of WW2. Maybe define commander a bit more or change the title a little.
Btw all in all, i liked the video! It was good... you are one of the the only persons i know who don't see Rommel as the big hero. A good analysis, maybe too superficial BUT i know you are young, you are new to youtube and have still a lot to learn, so just keep on the hustle and you will be a great historian someday. People like you, energetic from such a young age, will go big places! I will watch your career with big interest;)
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Congrats on another great analytical feat. You are correct, definitely need more details though so I'm looking forward to the next video. Ok, you asked for information that we might have to be posted in the comments. First, my fiancé is a Ukrainian Doctor of pediatric surgery who remained in Kharkiv to help her pre-war patients and any children injured in the war and to help her country in time of war. For weeks, she constantly complained about the non-stop artillery shelling of Kharkiv and the damage it was doing. For the past two days, she was very happy that that the Russian shelling had stopped and could no longer be heard. The people of Kharkiv were told that the Russians were retreating from Kharkiv and that, once again, a Ukrainian victory was at hand. When we talked tonight, she was very upset because shelling in the vicinity of Kharkiv by the Russians had commenced again and was non-stop and there has been no information regarding the situation around Kharkiv. Now these are my words and not hers, Russians have been very good at Signal Intelligence, and I suspect they had wind of the Kharkiv Counter Offensive and set up a limited defense in depth. This would allow the Russians to use their trained scouts to harass and slow down the attackers, identify the attacking units, calculate the Ukrainian attacking combat power, and then launch a counter-counterattack with the appropriate power of mobile forces with supporting resources to defeat the Ukrainians. As it stands, I think the only thing we can conclude is that while Ukraine gained territory, they paid for it in bloody casualties. Second point and I apologize for the length of this comment, some interesting news tonight on The Dive with Jackson Hinkle. Elements of 115th Ukraine Regiment in Donbass are refusing to engage in combat operations with the Russians and the two videos these units posted online say they are laying down their weapons and leaving Donbass for detailed reasons that basically amount to the situation is hopeless, and they will no longer allow themselves to be senselessly slaughtered. In addition, Ukraine Punitive Battalions were reported to have blown up a major dam that was used as a main crossing point to flood the Severskyi Donets River and are preventing 1,000s of Ukraine troops from retreating out of the Donbass region. Hinkle was of the opinion that Azovstal complex surrender was done to draw attention away from the fact that Ukraine forces are refusing to engage in combat operations with the Russians and an attempt to bolster the morale of and serve as a selfless example for Ukraine forces to fight on with Russia. Hope you find this information helpful and keep up the good work.
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