WHAT IF SEPP DEITRICH DIED IN GREECE 1941?

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well, who didn't kill POWs in normandy?
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2311Marine wrote:I was reading a part in STEEL INFERNO and either didn't realize or forgot that another SS General was a SgtMaj during WWI, Kurt Meyer. Now he inspired and was from what I can tell a good leader. Although he soiled his rep by killing British POWs in Normandy.

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Canadians. I don't think it was proven that he gave any order to that effect though.
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Sepp Detrich

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I carry his mark on my right arm
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are you a canadian then? :wink:

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Nibelung wrote:well, who didn't kill POWs in normandy?
...I didn't
smallkatz wrote:I carry his mark on my right arm
...Who's mark? What mark?
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I am Mark :D

I think if Sepp Dietrich died, he would have been replaced, and operations, strategy, tactics would change a bit.
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Guderian & Dietrich

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I remember reading in a few books that Guderian & Sepp Dietrich actually got on quite well; a mutual respect existed between them that Dietrich didnt enjoy with some of the other senior Heer personnel.
He (Dietrich) must have been an inspirational leader to hs men in the Liebstandarte & later in the 6th SS Panzer Army, from all accounts that I have read (in various books).
While he didnt have the military nous & background of a "Papa" Hausser, Dietrich was still a very respected leader (even though he was labelled by many as being an uneducated beer swilling thug), a fact that was reflected by the very large attendance of former comrades, at his funeral in April 1966.
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Re: WHAT IF SEPP DEITRICH DIED IN GREECE 1941?

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Hello to all :D; speaking of escaping by very little ...............................

Sepp Dietrich in Normandy 1944.

Sources: Illustrierter Beobachter 20 July 1944 -Folge 29.

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The SS Obergruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich had an encounter with some allied fighter-bombers and his vehicle was quite damaged; His escort with the help of French civilians managed to put out the flames....................................
The SS Obergruppenfuhrer Sepp Dietrich had an encounter with some allied fighter-bombers and his vehicle was quite damaged; His escort with the help of French civilians managed to put out the flames....................................
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Shortly after he was able to continue his journey...........................................
Shortly after he was able to continue his journey...........................................
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