O.E. Remer and his command of the FBB/FBD

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O.E. Remer and his command of the FBB/FBD

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Post by krichter33 » 04 Oct 2015, 02:43

I have read numerous times in various sources (nothing primary, mostly second-hand) that Otto Ernst Remer, though an excellent and successful SPW Battalion commander was not a capable brigade/division commander. I have read Spaeter's excellent three volume history of Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland, and in the Ardennes, Remer doesn't come off as being incompetent at all. I have just finished Bergstrom's excellent Ardennes book and Remer and the FBB seemed to have performed extremely well in the Ardennes. They seem to be one of the better of the German armored forces, especially in the defense!!! This comes as a surprise considering what one reads about Remer. Through their battle in Pomerania, and especially in Upper Silesia, the FBD seems to have performed decently. I know about Lauben, and his decisions there were considered controversial, but other than that I can't find any other information about incompetence, to the contrary. What this says of Remer's command I don't really know. However I was just curious if anyone had any relevant information concerning his performance as a brigade/division commander. If, for example, anyone has read the biography of Remer by Ralph Tegethoff, perhaps you can inform me of what is said in that book. Thank you very much for your help.

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