Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]cwoods writes in part: > Thanks for sharing the pictures. How amazing. My grandfather > (father's side) was with the army during the Battle of the Bulge. > While my Opa's(mother's side) brother (Uncle Hemm) was apparently > Rommel's confidant and assistant. I realize this may be a > controversial statement, but after reading about Rommel, he struck > me as being a heck of a military leader. It's been wild to go > through history books and see my Uncle Hemm in the photo's!!!! > History's verdict (so far): Good General and tactical battlefield commander. Decent human being. Very poor politician. Eventually consumed whole by the scum he served. Deserved better. Regards, Greg