Interesting, Stan. In some small way, perhaps, relates to how the Italian Army under Mussolini "fubared" the African campaign, and Hitler had to send Irwin Rommel and his storied Afrikan Korps to bail out the Italians. One of many stories about Rommel's leadership- sort of akin to USMC General Lewis B. Puller's words" Officers always eat last"-- In the African campaign, one of Rommel's staff- Oberst-Colonel captured a case of fine brandy from the British Officer's mess (before "Monty" replaced Auginclauch as C.O) and was going to hoard it for the top ranked officer's- Rommel told him that each enlisted man in his command was to receive a small glass of that brandy that evening after supper- or else Rommel would line them up on a mess table, clear the dining area, and with his Walther, use each one for target practice and watch the rare liquor drip down into the sand. Rommel was not a drinker, by the way. Great C.O., wish the Limeys had him on their side instead of Monty.
