This is especially hilarious when you know how hilariously inept the Nazi intelligence system worked. There was like five different agencies working on seven different cross purposes as each subunit tried to impress Hitler at the expense of the others.

British Intelligence led them around by the nose for most of the war. Operation Mincemeat being particularly fantastic. Nazi intel not only bought the whole ruse, but they also second guessed reliable info from then on. The British hogtied them up and slapped them in the ass on a daily basis. Some of the best real life competence porn you'll find.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

The nazis in general were mostly incompetent idiots. The whole system was doomed to collapse sooner or later.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is there a book you can recommend?

[–] Hyggyldy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not who you replied to and I don't remember if they covered this specifically but the podcast Behind the Bastards has covered a lot of the workings of the Nazi party.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

The Hitler episodes were hilariously informative! So we're the many many CIA involved episodes.

[–] IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Liberation trilogy by Rick Atkinson is also a really good in depth look at the war after 1942. Told mostly from the american perspective, but very very thorough.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

Thank you!