tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post4412633866825050430..comments2023-12-22T00:52:34.146-08:00Comments on The World of Dr. Justice: Hittila the HunDavid Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12586387386542720405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post-82499644887212232912016-03-10T08:37:42.043-08:002016-03-10T08:37:42.043-08:00Nitpick that reinforces your point: Hitler's W...Nitpick that reinforces your point: Hitler's WW1 rank of Gefreiter, often translated as Corporal or Lance Corporal, is more akin to a senior private than a junior non-commissioned officer rating. In modern terms, more like a US Army Specialist than a Corporal, both of which have the same paygrade (E4). His job as a runner could be extremely dangerous, since runners were in high demand during bombardments to carry messages between the front and HQs when phone lines were cut. He reportedly refused promotion to a higher rank because he didn't want to leave his unit. <br />Wartime propaganda is fine as long as policymakers don't start to take their own propaganda too seriously. Contrast the propaganda image of the robotic German squarehead soldier versus the US Army's realistic professional assessment of its German counterpart during WW2.<br />I salute you for getting through Gibbon's The Rise and Fall...... Tried to do so as a college freshman and failed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post-10672809202105323322016-03-06T13:21:14.319-08:002016-03-06T13:21:14.319-08:00a good insight.a good insight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689002835571786669noreply@blogger.com