The B-Day that Changed D-Day - Extra History #shorts

Talk about being late for an important date! German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's World War II planning had one fatal flaw! His wife's birthday?

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[antitroller]

Honestly considering the man literally took a bullet for his wife and kids to say that he was a family man would be a understatement.

[emperorofmankind]

Rommel : "happy wife, happy life"

[Aroundtheworld-jy]

That must have been the quietest f*cking car ride in human history

[A.W-gwjk]

Rommel throwing up the peace sign and phasing out had me dying

[ImWompWomp]

He may have lost the war, but happy wife happy life.

[rennor]

Now the reason why soldiers in antiquity were forbidden to marry untill they completed their service finally makes sense.

[MoniZea]

Props to his wife for being his wife and for just existing and having that day as her bday

[lachlanmann]

"Other officers did the same."
They all went back to give Rommel's wife Parisian shoes on her birthday? Hmm...

[HagsHags]

That’s a true man and husband, losing a WAR for his wife. Respects to him

[davidnagy]

Rommel: No way they try to attack in this weather
Allies: *I'm about to pull a Hannibal move*

[TheWizardGamez]

I can’t even imagine Rommels face after he found out. He must’ve been both shitting himself out of fear of losing his job and pissed that he lost the advantage

[blakedavis]

People: why do Germans have such a good work ethic?
The Germans: you take one day off and this whole operation comes crashing down, I swear to god man.

[trethestar]

Rommel: Just trying to be a good husband.
Allies: *inhales*

[jackwheeler]

From what a guide told me at Normandy, Rommel actually specifically pointed out Normandy as a very likely landing spot for the Allies and wanted it better fortified but it never was fortified to the extent he asked for

[Flame-rpyq]

Meanwhile his wife is like
“At least I got my shoes!” ^w^

[johnyricco]

If the army wanted you to have a wife, they would’ve issued you one.

[Homedepotorange]

I hope his wife liked the shoes. Those shoes saved alot of lives after all

[Milko]

From B-Day to D-Day, I fell like you skipped C-Day

[Goldenrod]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the animation and art in this short? They animated fire one a candle, gunshot smoke, plane turbulence, the background of a moving car, and smoke on a dead candle all for split seconds of time for the telling of a story. That is simply beautiful.❤❤❤

[ordotectonicus]

Never underestimate the British ability to transport thousands in terrible weather