G2 also reports that Hitler probably retained Rommel in Berlin because things were going...
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Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman:
G2 also reports that Hitler probably retained Rommel in Berlin because things were going badly for the Afrika Korps. He didn't want his favorite general to lose face.
Patton:
Well, I'm my favorite General. I don't want to be told that some second stringer is up against me; Then *I* lose face.
[winks]
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Also, Hitler probably
retained Rommel in Berlin...
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because things were going badly
for the Africa Corps.
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He didn't want his favorite general
to lose face.
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I'm my favorite general,
and I don't like to be told...
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that some second-stringer
is up against me. Then I lose face.
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Who the hell are you, anyway?
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General, this is Lieutenant
Colonel Codman. Your new aide.
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Codman. I pulled your name off
the list because I know your family.
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I'm glad you did, sir.
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Rommel is the best the krauts have,
and I kicked the hell out of him.
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Now my own G2 section is telling
me he wasn't even there.
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But, general, he undoubtedly
planned the German battle.
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If you defeat Rommel's plan, you've
defeated Rommel. Isn't that true?
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Codman...
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- Have a drink with me tonight.
- Yes, sir.
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I have a plan
for the invasion of Sicily.
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I want to make sure I get it approved.
You can help me.
Clip duration: 67 seconds
Views: 172
Timestamp in movie: 00h 57m 22s
Uploaded: 19 October, 2021
Genres: biography, drama, war
Summary: The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
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