What did German soldiers think of their Italian allies?

The German representative at the 8th Italian Army, General Tippelskirch, wrote that Italian generals and officers did not follow precisely German orders, preferring their command. General Kurt von Tippelskirch tried to create a duplicate command for every senior Italian officer. read more

German soldiers noticed that, “as a rule, an attack is preceded by a strong artillery preparation in which the Americans employ all calibers, including their heaviest.” In a letter home, a German veteran of the Sicily campaign wrote that that these barrages could be utterly terrifying. read more