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:::''The German military had felt it had not been defeated, indeed the German Army stood on foreign soil when the Armistice was signed November 11, 1918 and not a square inch of German soil had been occupied. The Army felt they had done their job, and the nation had been "stabbed in the back'' [http://www.conservapedia.com/Adolf_Hitler#The_Beginning_Of_His_Political_Life]

:::''The German military had felt it had not been defeated, indeed the German Army stood on foreign soil when the Armistice was signed November 11, 1918 and not a square inch of German soil had been occupied. The Army felt they had done their job, and the nation had been "stabbed in the back'' [http://www.conservapedia.com/Adolf_Hitler#The_Beginning_Of_His_Political_Life]

:::In other words with the signing of the Armistice, 11 November 1918, the German military '''''had not been disarmed''''' giving birth to the myth of the "stab in the back", or "big lie" as Hitker called, that Germany had been defeated.  Having not beeen disarmed on the battlefield in 1918, and the troops remaining in paramilitary groups like Rohm's, the German miltiary lived to fight another day.  In 1945 however, no chances were taken, and this time the German miltiary was absolutely and thoroughly defeated, and disarmed, on the battlefield.  And what did Doenitz get for his part?  Tried as a Nazi and sentenced to 10 years.

:::In other words with the signing of the Armistice, 11 November 1918, the German military '''''had not been disarmed''''' giving birth to the myth of the "stab in the back", or "big lie" as Hitler called, that Germany had been defeated.  Having not beeen disarmed on the battlefield in 1918, and the troops remaining in paramilitary groups like Rohm's, the German miltiary lived to fight another day.  In 1945 however, no chances were taken, and this time the German miltiary was absolutely and thoroughly defeated, and disarmed, on the battlefield.  And what did Doenitz get for his part?  Tried as a Nazi and sentenced to 10 years.

:::Professional military officers the world over have always taken note of this, and in 2003, after Saddam's command and control was decapitated, no one stepped forward to urge the troops to lay down thier weapons and give up the fight.  They all ran away.  Iraq needed an Iraqi version of Doentiz to encourage the troops to give up resistance and stop needless  bloodshed, but professional commanders remember what happened to Doenitz.  Iraq had universal military service under Saddam--all insurgents today recieved training under Saddam--but not having been fully disarmed in 2003, they have survived to fight another day.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 12:46, 4 April 2007 (EDT)

:::Professional military officers the world over have always taken note of this, and in 2003, after Saddam's command and control was decapitated, no one stepped forward to urge the troops to lay down thier weapons and give up the fight.  They all ran away.  Iraq needed an Iraqi version of Doentiz to encourage the troops to give up resistance and stop needless  bloodshed, but professional commanders remember what happened to Doenitz.  Iraq had universal military service under Saddam--all insurgents today recieved training under Saddam--but not having been fully disarmed in 2003, they have survived to fight another day.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 12:46, 4 April 2007 (EDT)