Word: falkenhorst
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...perhaps you will remember the story about General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, onetime commander of all German land, sea and air forces in Norway. Annoyed that his American captors did not recognize him immediately, he exclaimed indignantly: "But your famous TIME magazine had my picture on the cover...
...General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, the former commander of all the German land, sea and air forces in Norway," he an nounced. "Your famous TIME magazine had my picture on the front page, and they described me as the master of land, sea & air." In the course of questioning by General Collins, Falkenhorst later explained that he had received a copy of TIME, containing his picture, from a friend in Sweden. "That is a very excellent magazine," he declared, "and it was a very satisfactory article about me - very satisfactory." Falkenhorst, who said there was never any doubt in his mind...
...Reader Falkenhorst read more carefully in the future. TIME [May 13, 1940] did not call him "master of land, sea & air." TIME said that the campaign he organized and led "was a masterpiece of organization as well as cunning surprise," that he "had proved himself a pitiless war lord." Said the caption under his picture: "He got there first-can he stay there last...
...General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst: "Insane war . . . mad leadership...
...Under Generals von Falkenhorst, Daluege and Dietl, there are twelve Nazi divisions in Norway, five in Denmark, five to seven in Finland. Many of the troops in Norway are over age, wounded in other campaigns...