He Thought Patton Was About to Be Crushed — Six Hours Later, He Stopped Laughing
The laughter of Field Marshal Walter Model echoed through his headquarters in northern France on the morning of August 26th, 1944, a sound so rare that his own staff officers froze in disbelief. The man known as the Führer’s Fireman, a troubleshooter hardened by years of catastrophic defeats on the Eastern Front, found genuine amusement … Read more