Gentlemen, the following order from General Auchinleck, is to all commanders and...
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[a British officer steps from the back of his tralier to address the officers before him]
British officer:
Gentlemen, the following order from General Auchinleck, is to all commanders and chiefs-of-staff of the Middle East Forces.
[reads]
British officer:
"There exists a real danger that our friend Rommel is becoming a kind of magician or bogeyman to our troops, who are talking far too much about him. He is by no means a superman, although he is undoubtedly very energetic and able. Even if he were a superman, it would still be highly undesirable that our men should credit him with supernatural powers. I wish you to dispel by all possible means the idea that Rommel represents something more than an ordinary German general. Please ensure that this order is put into immediate effect, and impress upon all commanders, that from the psychological point of view, it is a matter of the highest importance. Signed, C.J. Auchinleck, General, Commander-In-Chief, M.E.F."
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I mean the Bohemian corporal himself
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is assuming sole and total command of this operation
Clip duration: 8 seconds
Views: 160
Timestamp in movie: 00h 37m 55s
Uploaded: 09 November, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, war
Summary: The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
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00:32 Well go ahead read it
00:10 Is it possible you have no better suggestion than that
00:19 From the moment the Bohemian corporal
00:18 His astrologers have informed him that this is only a feint
00:49 I don't think anything we can do would be of the...
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00:30 Too late for me
00:59 I'm told you once referred to me as a clown
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00:32 How do you know this room isn't wired
00:55 From General Headquarters
01:09 Not that it could really be described as an argument
00:13 I don't know how the men on the line feel about it
00:04 Are you serious
00:08 The following order from General Auchinleck