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Originally Posted by em2nought
Didn't know Rommel had a Blue Max, thought those were only for flyers for some reason.
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They were easier for flyers to get because the standards (8ea, later raised to 16ea, downed enemy planes) were straight forward.
Most of the non pilot recipients of the Blue Max were Generals and staff officers. Only a handful of junior ranking ranking officers like Rommel ever received it and those were awarded for extreme badassedness. Rommels book "Infantry Attacks" (Rommel I read your book!) detail some amazing acts of bravery and initiative. The dude was one heck of a junior combat leader.