"General Hyazinth von Strachwitz, The Panzer Count" Topic
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Tango01  | 31 May 2018 9:32 p.m. PST |
"General Hyazinth von Strachwitz, known as the Panzer Count, earned a reputation for boldness as a cavalry officer in WWI. Then, during WWII he obtained both his nickname and his legendary status as a tank commander…."
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 Patrick R | 31 May 2018 11:54 p.m. PST |
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz is his correct name, you don't get to randomly throw the "von" around like it's all the same, ditto for Friedrich Paulus who never had a von in his name. |
PMC317  | 01 Jun 2018 1:13 a.m. PST |
I named my Imperial Guard tank ace after him (well, sort of): Captain Count Geranium of Bigbush and Littletree. |
| Tango01 | 02 Jun 2018 11:07 a.m. PST |
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| Richard Baber | 02 Jun 2018 11:15 a.m. PST |
I read a book about him "The Devil`s General" basically he was a died in wool Prussian officer who bought into hitler and the rise of the Nazis. His skills as a panzer commander were certainly good, but he appears to have been pretty horrid and not really worth any sort of worship – his kind are better off gone and forgotten I think……… |
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