Comments by "Nick Danger" (@nickdanger3802) on "Nobody expected Rommel's Second North African Offensive! BATTLESTORM" video.

DET 621 "The latter came from his second secret ear in the enemy’s communications, his own 621st Signals Battalion mobile monitoring element commanded by Alfred Seeböhm. The British not only failed to frequently change their codes during this period but also displayed an unbelievable lack of battlefield radio discipline. According to Rommel’s chief of staff, they ‘were quite broad-minded in making speeches during combat, and we had the possibility of making important conclusions from their speeches.’ On January 21, 1942, aided by intercepts telling him he had temporary front-line armored superiority, the Desert Fox launched an offensive–advancing an impressive 300 miles in just 17 days." Intercepted Communications for Field Marshal Erwin Rommel page
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@sean640307 As I understand it he was not much for following orders to go on defense, for the Germans not following orders was OK if it worked.
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