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Why is this listed as a Good Article? It's not a good article. It's overlength, it's bitty, it's so badly written that it often reads as though it's been translated (badly) from a language other than English, and, like so many Wiki bios of Nazi military officers, it carries the stench of hagiography. I've even just had to correct a completely false claim about the reason why Galland lost his temper and stormed off the set of the film Battle of Britain. As everybody knows, and as the cited source states, Galland did not object to 'his' character, Major Falke, giving the Nazi salute to Goering. He objected to the actor Peter Hagen, playing Albert Kesselring -- the actual convicted Nazi war criminal Albert Kesselring (ask any Italian what sort of person Kesselring was, although his Wiki bio of course makes out that he was just fine) -- giving the Nazi salute to Goering. The article as it stood sought to imply that Galland got his way, but he didn't. The scene remains in the film and Galland backed down and did not take his name off the credits. Khamba Tendal (talk) 19:49, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"ask any Italian what sort of person Kesselring was"
Being Italian, I would like, if I may, to add a few lines.
Please note that I was born after WW2 and that my father was almost killed by a drunk German soldier.
"What sort of person he was" is not the question.
This is supposed to be an encyclopedia (and I am sorry to say that it falls far short of expectations, but that is another matter). The question is NOT whether Kesselring was "fine" or "evil".
That is for the popular press - or for Hollywood.
Was Kesselring a skilful general? Yes.
Was Kesselring a clever man? Yes. After all he moved from artillery to aviation and then to theatre C-in-C. He learned to fly at the age of 48.
Was Kesselring responsible for barbaric reprisals against Italian partisans AND innocent civilians? Yes.
Generally speaking, I think we could all benefit from a little more humility. People then were often ignorant, backward, and easily led - as they still are in most countries. Members of the elite often accept dictators because they get money and prestige. As to the riff-raff, they accept dictators because they feel important and feared by other countries. You see what I mean, these days. 2.39.12.239 (talk) 00:55, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
On 15 April 1941, Galland took off with lobster and champagne to celebrate General Theo Osterkamp's birthday at Le Touquet
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