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📚 Book Recommendation 🧵

Title: The Years of Great Silence
Author: Jonathan Otto Pohl, Ph.D.
Publisher: Ibidem Press, 2022
ISBN: 978-3-8382-1630-0
Language: English

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Next in THE KNIGHTS CROSS SERIES:

From air dominance to ground destruction.
He didn't just rule the sky – he shattered the earth beneath it.

The only recipient of the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

The legend of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

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@KarlRadl

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Grey wolf howls and gets response from the entire forest

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@Hansen109190 @EveGerman90 @KarlRadl Every German soldier and officer carried an adapted version of the Geneva Convention with them and also received a copy of the 10 commandments for “German soldiers' conduct in war,” which they had to follow in order to avoid severe punishment.

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@Keanuthec4t @EveGerman90 @salt8184 And before that, a total of over 10,000 complaints were submitted even before AH had made any kind of appearance, of which a mere three were taken into consideration.

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9/9 – The Ultimate Tribute

The highest German military award was the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. But his was in Gold.

Created specifically for him. Because some men redefine the very scale of achievement.

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Next in THE KNIGHTS CROSS SERIES:

From air dominance to ground destruction.
He didn't just rule the sky – he shattered the earth beneath it.

The only recipient of the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.

The legend of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

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8/9 – The Aftermath & Controversy

A brief, factual note on his post-war life and unwavering, hardline stance.

"Captured, released, lived in Argentina. Never renounced his nationalistic views. A controversial, uncompromising figure to the end."

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Final – The Ultimate Tribute
His rival, General Adolf Galland, mourned: "The unrivalled virtuoso among fighter pilots."

But perhaps the truest words came from his own men on a simple grave marker: "Here lies undefeated Hauptmann Hans Marseille."

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Launching – THE KNIGHTS CROSS SERIES – Stories of Valor and Duty.

Starting with the legend who defied gravity and the rulebook: His enemies called him "The Star of Africa" – Hans-Joachim Marseille.

#KnightsCrossSeries #History #WWII #AviationLegend

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9/9 - A Memory
October 2, 1942. The cemetery at Derna. His Wing Commander, Eduard Neumann, said: "A restless heart is now resting, but we fly on. May the fighting spirit of Marseille inspire all men of JG 27."