[colorado tanker]

They are seriously underestimating Kesselring. He hasn't been "routed," he just decided not to waste men for whom he would receive no replacements in a fruitless defense of Rome. Better to get back to his next good defensive line.

Somehow, he got Hitler to let him do it.

[Tax-chick]

I’m very impressed by Kesselring. I didn’t know anything about him other than his name until I read the Rick Atkinson books.

[henkster]

There were guys Hitler would listen to and guys he wouldn’t. It all depended on whether they had “von” before the last name. He would listen to Model, Kesselring and to some extent, Rommel. He wouldn’t listen to von Rundstedt, von Manstein, and von Kluge.

He really hated the Prussian military caste, and was happy as pie when Judge Freisler strung them up with piano wire.