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On July 17, 1944, Erwin Rommel’s car was strafed by British aircraft after leaving his headquarters. The Field Marshal was seriously wounded and hospitalized with severe head injuries that took him out of World War 2.
The Normandy landings had taken place just a month before, and the British had suspected that Germany had mined the beaches of Northern France, a devastating ploy that could foil their landing efforts. Thus, British Army officer George Lane was sent to gather intelligence.
Lane was captured after having completed two successful missions. He expected to be executed according to Hitler’s Commando Order, but instead, he was blindfolded and taken to a secret location where he met Rommel face to face.
The clever Jewish soldier managed to charm the Desert Fox and hide the fact that he was German and Jewish, and he was then sent to a prisoner camp.
While there, Lane shared Rommel’s location with the other inmates, and after confirming the specific château through a book in the camp’s library, they relayed the information to London via a smuggled wireless radio.
Rommel would be intercepted by British aircraft weeks later, one of many extraordinary accomplishments carried out with the help of German Jewish operatives of the legendary X Troop, whose brave actions would significantly shape the fate of the war…
The Normandy landings had taken place just a month before, and the British had suspected that Germany had mined the beaches of Northern France, a devastating ploy that could foil their landing efforts. Thus, British Army officer George Lane was sent to gather intelligence.
Lane was captured after having completed two successful missions. He expected to be executed according to Hitler’s Commando Order, but instead, he was blindfolded and taken to a secret location where he met Rommel face to face.
The clever Jewish soldier managed to charm the Desert Fox and hide the fact that he was German and Jewish, and he was then sent to a prisoner camp.
While there, Lane shared Rommel’s location with the other inmates, and after confirming the specific château through a book in the camp’s library, they relayed the information to London via a smuggled wireless radio.
Rommel would be intercepted by British aircraft weeks later, one of many extraordinary accomplishments carried out with the help of German Jewish operatives of the legendary X Troop, whose brave actions would significantly shape the fate of the war…
Judaism
Germany
WWII World War Two
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A great share chip. One we seldom hear and most know nothing of the struggles and accomplishments of the European Jews.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSG Roy Cheever Call It Ancient History! One of Many German Clans that I'm Part of is Lietz? Their History is "Different" European Jew? Heebe! Converso? Highly Orthodox Catholics?
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MSG Roy Cheever
So your saying the reformation converted some to Judaism after all?PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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SGT Mary G.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - much of that history has its roots in medieval Europe, and surprising to many are possible roots in Andalusia (pre-Spain when the Catholic kingdoms were still at odds with one another before consolidation) which is where Jane Gerber (an Inquisition scholar/expert) says Jewish folks settled early on after the destruction of the First Temple. Conversios remained suspect and related to very differently (other than legally) than those who chose to not convert e.g. marginalized, discriminated against. There was terrible antisemitism throughout Europe (courtesy of "the church" inquisition). At one point, later on near the end of medieval times Holland was one of the few places where Jews were not outlawed.
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