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PugJesus@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Explanation: During the Battle of France in WW2, Nazi commander Erwin Rommel pushed ahead into French lines after a successful offensive without waiting for additional support, against orders. This was not just a foolhardy move - Rommel was very much taking a calculated risk. But it was a risk his superiors did not want him to take, and which could have gone very wrong.

It was, however, a gamble that paid off, destroying a significant portion of the French Army by keeping the initiative and not letting the hard-pressed French forces regroup - disorganization being an issue with French units ever since the Nazis bypassed the Maginot Line a week before with unexpected speed and heavy weapons’ support.

Rommel was decorated for this gamble, and would later go on to command Nazi forces in North Africa against the British and Americans.

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