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Originally Posted by Botnst
It's a false premise to suggest that the only way for Germany to reassume past military prowess is a return to Nazism.
One facet of the German military of the past that encouraged fighting was the rate at which summary execution was enforced. Literally thousands of soldiers were killed by their on officers and noncoms for failing to follow orders and cowardice. It encouraged blind, instant obedience.
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Never said it was the ONLY way, but could it not be A way?
Case in point. Is that the kind of methodology that a modern society should be embracing?
Hatt, you mentioned the Afrika corps. Who created them?
I am not disparaging the pure military achievements of the Third Reich. Truly they had great leaders and achieved things that conventional thinking put out of their reach. I can understand glorifying the tactics and esprit de corps from a military history viewpoint. My reason for jumping into this thread was the opinions being stated that Germany was somehow a lesser country, even to be viewed with disdain, because they do not possess, or seek to possess a military like the one they wielded under Hitler. The expression I believe was "sad" I do not find it sad.