I remember that then, however, after the change of General Diaz who was more experienced and inclined to listen to his deputies and lower officers, there was a counterattack by Italy and Rommel said nothing can be done. In the end the Germans and Austro-Hungarians collapsed and Italy went towards Austria, and the Austro-Hungarians surrendered with the armistice of Villa Giusti.
The Italian troops really must have hated their offices to surrender in such large numbers. Where there any other factors that contributed to the mass surrendering?
The italians identified with the germans at the time and honestly had no more will to keep going. If you read rommel's book he explains the state of the men he fought in detail. The man was a thinker.
@Chris S Yeah, at the time, in northen Italy especially in a region called Trentino-Alto Adige, we felt more German having been under the Austro-Hungarian dominion for a long time. We didn't even want to fight... My grandfather for example tells me that he was fine under the dominion of Austria, many did not want to be Italian. But after the disastrous battle of Caporetto, the Italians got the better of the Germans in the battle of Vittorio Veneto. This ended the war and Trentino (together with other territories) became Italian.
Rommel had a rare warrior spirit. Most of his victories are related to psychological factors. He regularly reacted completely opposite to a superior opponent's expectations. He certainly had a gamblers' trait. However, when backed up by well motivated and trained troups his 'gambles' regularly paid off. On the other side - admittedly much later in his career - his withdrawal at El Alamein showed that he knew when his bluff was called and his care for his troups.
I wear a ww1 iron cross and blue max a lot because I love Rommel not in public tho (I’m not racist but it’s not every day I wear em they just go well on some outfits
