However, from the perspective of the film, these good fortunes may be inevitable.
1 The military command of the Third Reich was very
lucky, a sleeping pill made the landing so smooth, the enemy did not have tank support, and there was not enough air support...
All good luck, although ostensibly based on a sleeping pill , but the serious problem behind the essence is that the ultimate command of the Third Reich is in the hands of one person, and they did not decide at a meeting. This problem can also be seen in the subsequent salient battles.
2 Technical Weaknesses
The advantages of the German army are not to be mentioned, but the weaknesses are really...it hurts.
It is incomprehensible that radar and radio remote communication are so backward.
In the film, how the Germans discovered the Allies, how to communicate, how to issue orders, and what communication between the generals. are basically clear.
Compared with the Allies, it is too far away, there are signal soldiers and mobile radios everywhere.
Maybe they don't have a strong sea navy, or maybe the ground armored troops are too invincible. At the peak of their powerful ground hegemony, they really don't need these two technologies. Anyway, they are invincible. But once you switch to passive defense, it's extremely miserable.
Interested friends can study the radio technology level of the German army in World War II by themselves. The state of headless flies like in the film is true.
Perhaps, the origin of this weakness is also due to the first problem. The head of state, who is not allowed to develop automatic rifles, I guess he also leads many technical development directions. .
3 Internal contradictions
The film also reflects a historical fact that the generals of the former Wehrmacht did not obey the orders of the head of state. The various generals disagreed with each other, and they were almost independent and self-righteous.
From monitoring and deciphering Allied intelligence, to receiving specific intelligence judgments and feedback orders, the chaos is simply chaotic.
What is hiding behind this? Although it is not mentioned in the film, if you are familiar with the Third Reich students, you will definitely find the internal contradictions of the Third Reich and the extended problems - those who hold the power are all the backbones of NZ's early years - Goering, Goebel Err, Sealem, etc. These were early NZ members who were "amateurs" except for Goering himself, who was an ace pilot. Moreover, Goering himself is only a squadron commander and does not have complete battlefield experience. Even Dönitz, who finally inherited the power of the head of state, is only a marshal of the Navy, a guy who specializes in submarine tactics. And the truly professional comrades of the National Defense Forces, for reasons you understand, can only fight. . Under such a system, unless several bigwigs are born geniuses, how can they play well...
It is said that this movie spent a lot of time, investigating historical facts, and basically shooting according to history.
The film records the largest landing battle in human history in a way that is easier and faster and ridiculed. It's all because luck and God are on the right side, you know.
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