A recent faceplant posting of mine, Part: 2, subsection: 1, subgenus: Idiotus
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:34 pm
Back in Aug. on the previous board Dantana wrote; "So, during WWII, the allies purposefully did not seek to assassinate Adolf Hitler, because as Germany's commander-in-chief he was a great asset to the allies, Because he was a blundering idiot. So, with that in mind...
To which Subgenus: Idiotus wrote "I am going to assume you believe what you are claiming here to be factual and that your logic is sound; which begs the question - do you manage to function in this world without direct adult supervision?"
Dantana wrote: "Well, it's certainly possible that the "allies did not seek to assassinate Hitler" is just lore, but I don't think there is any question that his military strategy skills were sub-par."
Subgenus: idiotus wrote: "1. History disagrees with you assessment of Hitler. In fact his military tenure in the 2nd world war was somewhat significant as that was no easy win for the allies and arguably the result pivoted in their favor only after the success of d-day which was a cast of many. But it seems odd to attempt to "broad stroke" ww2, but your goal likely requires a cursory and presumptuous view of that whole affair. But the sophomoric trigger pull of "Hitler!" is often the refuge of those suffering from information impotence."
So. The other day I watched the movie "Anthropoid", a movie about an assassination attempt on a top Nazi. While reading up on the actual events depicted in the movie I came across this; Operation Foxly. From the wiki...
"There was some opposition to the assassination plan among the British authorities, particularly from the Deputy Head of SOE's German Directorate, Lt. Col. Ronald Thornley. However, his superior, Sir Gerald Templer, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill supported it.[citation needed]
The proposals for the operation was submitted in November 1944 but was never authorised due to a division within the British government as to whether the removal of Hitler from the command of the Third Reich was a sound course to follow to expedite its military defeat. By then, he was considered by the British to be such a poor strategist that it was thought possible that candidates who would be in line to succeed him might present more of a challenge to the Allied war effort."
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anthropoid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Foxley
Apology accepted, Pardon granted. (With a minimal monetary donation)
To which Subgenus: Idiotus wrote "I am going to assume you believe what you are claiming here to be factual and that your logic is sound; which begs the question - do you manage to function in this world without direct adult supervision?"
Dantana wrote: "Well, it's certainly possible that the "allies did not seek to assassinate Hitler" is just lore, but I don't think there is any question that his military strategy skills were sub-par."
Subgenus: idiotus wrote: "1. History disagrees with you assessment of Hitler. In fact his military tenure in the 2nd world war was somewhat significant as that was no easy win for the allies and arguably the result pivoted in their favor only after the success of d-day which was a cast of many. But it seems odd to attempt to "broad stroke" ww2, but your goal likely requires a cursory and presumptuous view of that whole affair. But the sophomoric trigger pull of "Hitler!" is often the refuge of those suffering from information impotence."
So. The other day I watched the movie "Anthropoid", a movie about an assassination attempt on a top Nazi. While reading up on the actual events depicted in the movie I came across this; Operation Foxly. From the wiki...
"There was some opposition to the assassination plan among the British authorities, particularly from the Deputy Head of SOE's German Directorate, Lt. Col. Ronald Thornley. However, his superior, Sir Gerald Templer, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill supported it.[citation needed]
The proposals for the operation was submitted in November 1944 but was never authorised due to a division within the British government as to whether the removal of Hitler from the command of the Third Reich was a sound course to follow to expedite its military defeat. By then, he was considered by the British to be such a poor strategist that it was thought possible that candidates who would be in line to succeed him might present more of a challenge to the Allied war effort."
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anthropoid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Foxley
Apology accepted, Pardon granted. (With a minimal monetary donation)