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Originally Posted by dduff442
One of the outstanding characteristics of German military tradition in fact was the ability to withdraw without disintegrating. A commander lacking confidence tells his men to hold on to the last man. Retreat, however, is an order like any other. Good armies retreat when circumstances demand it and attack when the moment if opportune.
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Never heard of it - but Prussian allegiance is legendary, and that means to the last man.
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Setting aside "cheese-eating"
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Actually it's "frog-eating".
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