German Field Marshal Beaten With His Own Baton!
June 16, 2024
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as posted by the channelIn May 1945, German Field Marshal Erhard Milch surrendered to British Commandos. During the course of the ceremony, he was severely beaten by an irate British brigadier - using Milch's own Field Marshal's baton. What could have caused this strange incident?
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Primary Sources:
- 'Endgame 1945' by David Stafford, (Little, Brown & Company: 2007)
- 'When Shall Their Glory Fade?' by James Dunning, (Frontline Books: 2011)
- 'The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe' by David Irving, (Purnell Book Services: 1973)
- 'Clash By Night: A Commando Chronicle' by Derek Mills-Roberts, (William Kimber, 1956)
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