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...only example of Hitler's ineptitude as a commander. When Field Marshals von Leeb, List, von Rundstedt, von Bock and von Brauchitsch, Colonel General Haider and many others attempted to point out these mistakes Hitler dismissed them from their posts. . . . The newer generals, however, such as Rommel, Dietl, Schorner, Keitel and others who had not gone through a long military schooling failed to perceive these mistakes...
Adolf's Warning. Hitler himself may have hinted at the dismissal a week earlier when he attended the state funeral of stanch Nazi General Eduard Dietl and delivered an oration which included a significant appeal and threat to other Wehrmacht commanders...
...General Dietl, this faithful and true friend, has been my unflinching supporter among the German officer corps. . . . May Dietl's attitude stand forth as a shining example for many German officers and generals. . . . May they learn to radiate faith, to inspire confidence in any circumstances, especially in times of crisis. May they dismiss any thought that our struggle, behind which is the fanaticism of the entire nation, could end otherwise than victoriously, no matter how the situation might look just...
...Normandy last week Colonel General Friedrich Dollmann, commander of the German Seventh Army, was killed-possibly by specially briefed Allied dive bombers. Colonel General Eduard Dietl, commander of Germany's seven divisions in Finland, was killed somewhere in an air crash, apparently in Finnish Lapland (although some reports said Austria). Russia's netful of captives for the week included a General Gollwitz, commanding the 53rd Army Corps...
...Germans may yet issue orders to General Eduard Dietl similar to those given Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus at Stalingrad: fight to the last man; kill as many Russians as possible over as long a period as possible. Dietl may try to form a quisling government in northern Finland and start a civil war. This would tie up considerable Russian strength for some time. A Russian attack on Dietl and his force of typical occupation troops (older men and boys) may be expected as soon as an armistice with the Finns is signed. Dietl, the "Hero of Narvik...