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Chainfire

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8. Hitler deliberately set up vague chains of command leaving top leaders unsure

Reply to Yorkie Mom (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 05:25 PM

Mar 2022

as to what their actual authority was. Hitler thought that the "competition" between or among his generals was a good thing. Perhaps that is one more similarity in the way Putin and Hitler operated. I hope that Putin's campaign ends the same way Hitler's did.

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Well this cheers me! liberalla Mar 2022 #1

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This might explain the high combat death rate of RU generals. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #7

Like being promoted by Darth Vadar. keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #6

Hitler deliberately set up vague chains of command leaving top leaders unsure Chainfire Mar 2022 #8

Flynn? nt Atticus Mar 2022 #9