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Why Ghost Division? What did Rommel do?

Why was Rommel’s 7. Panzerdivision called Gespensterdivsion – “Ghost Division”? From all we know it earned this name during the Battle of France. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop » SOURCES « Frieser, Karl-Heinz: Blitzkriege-Legende. Der Westfeldzug 1940. 4. Auflage. Oldenbourg Verlag: München, 2012. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2vsZtOf Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2x1rs8B Sigg, Marco: Der Unterführer als Feldherr im Taschenformat. Theorie und Praxis der Auftragstaktik im deutschen Heer 1869 bis 1945. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, 2014. Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2D6Vvgy Pöhlmann, Markus: Der Panzer und die Mechanisierung des Krieges: Eine deutsche Geschichte 1890 bis 1945. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, 2016. amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2ELyDX1 Groß, Gerhard P.: Mythos und Wirklichkeit. Die Geschichte des operativen Denkens im deutschen Heer von Moltke d. Ä. bis Heusinger (Zeitalter der Weltkriege, Band 9). Ferdinand Schönigh: Paderborn, 2012. (ENGLISH VERSION BELOW) Amazon.de (Affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2zeibNg Groß, Gerhard P.; Zabecki, David T. (Ed.): The Myth and Reality of German Warfare: Operational Thinking from Moltke the Elder to Heusinger (Foreign Military Studies), University Press of Kentucky, 2018. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2CSVkrG Citino, Robert M.: The German Way of War. From the Thirty Years’ War to the Third Reich. University Press of Kansas: USA, 2005. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2vsQKve Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2vozlWa Citino, Robert M.: Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm. The Evolution of Operational Warfare. Kansas University Press: US (2004). (Thank you to Phil for sending me this book from my wish list!) amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2KtLWdo amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2AIfR1Y Nord, Philip: France 1940. Defending the Republic. Yale University Press: New Haven and London, UK, 2015 amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2Tr5mVD amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2RZN2Gt H. Dv. 470/7: Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Panzertruppe. Heft 7 Die mittlere Panzerkompanie. May 1941. S. 13 » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #ghostdivision #ww2 #rommel

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Robert Henry Illston

I guess a comparison (though with different results) could be made to Confederate General JEB Stuart and his ride during the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee had lost contact and thus had limited intelligence on the US forces which was a significant factor in how the battle was conducted and it result.