Re: Fall Blau/Unternehmen Edelweiss
Hier staat ook niet in dat H. toestemming heeft gegeven of er verder van op de hoogte was, hogerhand kan vanalles betekenen.
Citaat:
The activities of these mountain troops [1st & 4th Mountain Div. (my note)] were carefully monitored at Hitler's headquarters. The Führer had repeatedly demanded that they strike through the Caucasus to the Black Sea port of Sukhumi as quickly as possible. The seizure of this port - coupled with the capturte of Novorossiisk and Tuapse, wich Seventeenth Army looked set to take from the north - would cripple Oktyabrkii's fleet [Soviet Vice Admiral, Commander Black Sea Fleet (my note)], enabling Admiral Schwarzes Meer [Germanys Blach Sea Fleat] to ferry troops and much-needed supplies across the Kerch Straits. Accordingly, the War Lord [i.e. Hitler] exploded when told that his troops had scaled Elbrus (an act with absoltely no military worth and only slight propaganda value) but had failed to reach the coast. As Albert Speer recalled:
In elk geval laat ons proberen deze onderneming wat uit te lichten, wie er gelijk heeft speelt voor mij geen rol.