Comments by "Jussi M. Konttinen" (@jussim.konttinen4981) on "Eisenhower’s Broad Front vs Monty’s Narrow Front in 1944" video.

  1. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers surrendered, yet the Army Group G retreated in good order. I'd expect paratroopers like Hans Kroh to die fighting.
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  2. When marshal Mannerheim had to eat cheap caviar, he said, "In wartime I can't complain. The main thing is that we have caviar.." This seems like narcissism. However, he offered all the conscripts a ration of booze at his own expense. If I remember correctly this happened September 18th. The Germans started to land on Suursaari which led to Finnish forces opening fire at 00:55 on 15 September 1944. Likewise, Monty wasn't particularly autocratic on a WW2 scale.
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  3.  @BobSmith-pn2yo  Monty is not overrated but Giovanni Messe is underrated. Deaths as % of 1939 population UK 0.9% Italy 1.1% France 1.4%
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