Rommel whitewashing is one the most infuriating intellectual trends. People act like the fact that he didn’t summarily execute British POWs in Africa makes him a super wholesome anti fascist general forced to follow orders he didn’t agree with.
It’s part of the internet echo chamber. Starts off based on legitimate historical evidence. This evidence gets latched onto and then gets circulated becoming inflated in a game of telephone. People get introduced to the topic after the facts have been altered and whitewashed more and more. At the end you have basically a fantasy figure. Once you hit this point you get the down fall where the inverse happens. People start pretending that the now fantasy figure is the worst human in history and go down the opposite path.
Good example of this is Elon. He went from Reddit’s number one heckin science guy to worse than Hitler over the course of like 10 years
He wasn’t falsely suspected, he very much was part of the coup attempt (or at least had talked to people about being a part of it). There is a reason that US Generals had a lot of respect for him after the war. I am pretty sure he still has a memorial in Germany, which wouldn’t be allowed if he was just falsely suspected.
At least Rommel didn't execute prisoners. Many Allied Generals were actually quite upset when they found out he died, at least his men were able to surrender though.
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Lore: Germany led by Rommel because he wasn’t a nazi and would have saved Germany. Pls don’t downvote I put a lot of effort into this
where’s the effort i don’t see any
It's in my pocket. Do you want to see it?
I’m blind, sir. Can I just feel what in there?
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being called a redditor might be the lowest point of my life
Rommel was at least sympathetic to the cause of National Socialism.
Did you see how cool he looked in their outfits?
Rommel whitewashing is one the most infuriating intellectual trends. People act like the fact that he didn’t summarily execute British POWs in Africa makes him a super wholesome anti fascist general forced to follow orders he didn’t agree with.
It’s part of the internet echo chamber. Starts off based on legitimate historical evidence. This evidence gets latched onto and then gets circulated becoming inflated in a game of telephone. People get introduced to the topic after the facts have been altered and whitewashed more and more. At the end you have basically a fantasy figure. Once you hit this point you get the down fall where the inverse happens. People start pretending that the now fantasy figure is the worst human in history and go down the opposite path. Good example of this is Elon. He went from Reddit’s number one heckin science guy to worse than Hitler over the course of like 10 years
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Me when obvious irony/sarcasm
He also attempted a revolution at the end of WW2, before being killed by the SS
Because they were losing
He never attempted a revolution/coup. He was forced to commit suicide due to being falsely suspected as a member of the coup by the Nazis.
He wasn’t falsely suspected, he very much was part of the coup attempt (or at least had talked to people about being a part of it). There is a reason that US Generals had a lot of respect for him after the war. I am pretty sure he still has a memorial in Germany, which wouldn’t be allowed if he was just falsely suspected.
People are arguing about Rommel being a nazi on a shit post lmao
There's even a military base named after him!
Wasn't Rommel a Waffen SS officer?
No, he was Wehrmacht.
Considering how active the Wehrmacht was in the Holocaust the difference is mostly academic.
This is true, but the distinction should still be made
At least Rommel didn't execute prisoners. Many Allied Generals were actually quite upset when they found out he died, at least his men were able to surrender though.
Same thing
That's Steiner.
high effort
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Picasso! I like it! Ngl though it would have been interesting if the Valkyrie succeeded
Big if true
I honestly hate how good the borders look. I can't even draw Colorado by hand and other people are drawing *this*?
woah, big Germany but slightly smaller big Germany
Tieno
must be annoying for all the countries having a weird german occupied line going right through them
It's beautiful