Blumentritt

A., The Halder War Diary (Greenhill, 1988) 4. Quoted in Blumentritt, Gunther von, Von Rundstedt (Odhams, 1952) 5. Quoted in Burdick, C., and Jacobsen, H.

Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009

Then, according to Blumentritt, Hitler launched into an admiring monologue on the greatness of the British empire.

Human Smoke Nicholson Baker 2008

Blumentritt, a German military aide, wrote that Hitler said he thought the war would be done in six weeks.

Human Smoke Nicholson Baker 2008

In fact, it seems to be due either to Schwedler or to Blumentritt.

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

Blumentritt was sent on a tour of inspection of the Don front between Voronezh and Kletskaya and submitted a report to the effect that "... it would not be safe to hold such a long defensive flank during the winter."

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

Blumentritt, G., essay in The Fatal Decisions (ed. Freidin, q.v.).

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

Halder's diary, his guarded references to conversations with "ObdH" — as he would refer to Brauchitsch — and everything that has been written by those other commanders and staff officers like Blumentritt who survived the war point to a general conspiracy to thwart Hitler's intention, if not by direct disobedience, then by circumvention of unwelcome instructions.

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

It may be that Blumentritt feels that the best way to protect Kluge and the ailing Bock from blame for these critical days of "discussion and investigation" (i.e., inactivity) is with the story that Kluge was engaged in field research.

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

Blumentritt has described how, although there was little opposition, "... the advance was slow, for the mud was awful, and the troops were tired."

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965

Only Blumentritt, Kluge's Chief of Staff has survived, and under interrogation he was noncommittal.

Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965