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Paulus
Posted by:
SuperKraut
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Date: August 15, 2001 07:55AM
<HTML>Paulus
\"Friedrich Paulus was born in 1890, in that narrow window of time which brought him to the First World War as a junior officer and to the Second as a general. His birthplace was Breitenau, a little country town deep in Hesse. His ancestors were of basic country stock, but some became minor public servants; Paulus\'s father was the cashier of an approved school. He inherited good health, a fine physique and a noble bearing from those forebears BUT HE WAS FAR FROM BEING A \'VON\', A PREFIX FREQUENTLY BUT MISTAKENLY ATTRIBUTED TO HIM.\"
From \"Hitler\'s Generals\" Edited by Correlli Barnett
Thanks for the web reference, the site seems to be perpetuating the error. I had a very quick look and found at least one other obvious mistake in nomenclature. There is no such thing as a Bf 262 or Bf 163, but certainly there were Me 262 and Me 163. The Bf designation was replaced by Me early in the war.
Regards,
SuperKraut</HTML>
\"Friedrich Paulus was born in 1890, in that narrow window of time which brought him to the First World War as a junior officer and to the Second as a general. His birthplace was Breitenau, a little country town deep in Hesse. His ancestors were of basic country stock, but some became minor public servants; Paulus\'s father was the cashier of an approved school. He inherited good health, a fine physique and a noble bearing from those forebears BUT HE WAS FAR FROM BEING A \'VON\', A PREFIX FREQUENTLY BUT MISTAKENLY ATTRIBUTED TO HIM.\"
From \"Hitler\'s Generals\" Edited by Correlli Barnett
Thanks for the web reference, the site seems to be perpetuating the error. I had a very quick look and found at least one other obvious mistake in nomenclature. There is no such thing as a Bf 262 or Bf 163, but certainly there were Me 262 and Me 163. The Bf designation was replaced by Me early in the war.
Regards,
SuperKraut</HTML>
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Doenitz again | SuperKraut | 08/14/2001 08:50AM |
German leaders in WWII | Craig McLean | 08/15/2001 02:37AM |
Paulus | SuperKraut | 08/15/2001 07:55AM |
RE: Paulus | walter M | 08/15/2001 06:16PM |
RE: Doenitz again | Kris | 08/16/2001 01:04PM |