二战中,其中一个关键时刻杀埃尔温·隆美尔一个措手不及,使他狼狈不堪。6月6号,被希特勒分配去保卫法国海岸“沙漠之狐”(隆美尔是二战的一位著名的德国陆军元帅,通称“沙漠之狐”——译注)去了德国为他的妻子庆生。由于几周以来敌方都没有动静,天气也不好,隆美尔相信入侵——尽管即将到来——不会那么快到来。所以,6月5日,他飞回妻子和儿子的身边。结果,当诺曼底登陆日到来了,德军防御一片混乱,因为战士们没有一个好的战术家领导。当隆美尔听到入侵的消息,他承认错误说“我真愚蠢”。尽管隆美尔尽可能快地赶回,损失也已经造成了。同盟国已经牢固地占领了滩头阵地,已经无法阻止他们进入德国。我们仍需要把这归功于同盟国,他们诱使德国人预测入侵的时间地点。但是如果隆美尔满足于给他妻子发一份生日电报,德国本会有更大的成功机会。
3 An Unlocked Door Doomed Constantinople
3、 敞开的大门注定了君士坦丁堡的陷落
The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 had a huge rippling effect on the Western world. It effectively ended the Middle Ages, marked the start of Ottoman domination, and ushered in the Renaissance. We can wonder just how different the world would be right now if the Byzantines successfully defended Constantinople. Contrary to popular belief, the Byzantines actually had a pretty good chance of winning. Even though the Ottomans had the numerical advantage and the cannons, the thick and high walls surrounding Constantinople prevented them from quickly overwhelming the capital. If the Byzantines had held out long enough, help from their European allies could have turned the tide of battle. Besides, the defenders themselves were no pushovers and managed to inflict high losses on the invaders. Unfortunately, the Byzantines’ brave efforts were wasted due to a very critically dumb error: Someone forgot to close a gate. Ironically, this was the same gate the Byzantines used to retake their city from the Crusaders 200 years previously. According to Byzantine historian Doukas, after the Ottomans took the gate and raised their flag above its tower, chaos ensued. The defenders were now convinced that their city was doomed. Resistance faded shortly afterward and ended with the Ottomans finally taking Constantinople.
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