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|type of appearance = Direct,<br>POV from ''[[Two Fronts]]''}}'''Arno "Awful Arno" Baatz''' was a Corporal in the [[Wehrmacht (The War That Came Early)|''Wehrmacht'']] when a [[World War II (The War That Came Early)|second Great War]] broke out. His squad included [[Willi Dernen]], [[Wolfgang Storch]] and later [[Adam Pfaff]]. |
|type of appearance = Direct,<br>POV from ''[[Two Fronts]]''}}'''Arno "Awful Arno" Baatz''' was a Corporal in the [[Wehrmacht (The War That Came Early)|''Wehrmacht'']] when a [[World War II (The War That Came Early)|second Great War]] broke out. His squad included [[Willi Dernen]], [[Wolfgang Storch]] and later [[Adam Pfaff]]. |
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| − | Baatz's squad spent the first month of the war defending western Germany from desultory [[France (The War That Came Early)|French]] probes before taking part in the German offensive that brought ''Wehrmacht'' forces to the outskirts of [[Paris (The War That Came Early)|Paris]]. Throughout 1939 and early 1940 Baatz served on the German lines in France as they were slowly driven back by the British and French. |
+ | Baatz's squad spent the first month of the war defending western Germany from desultory [[France (The War That Came Early)|French]] probes before taking part in the German offensive that brought ''Wehrmacht'' forces to the outskirts of [[Paris (The War That Came Early)|Paris]]. Throughout 1939 and early 1940 Baatz served on the German lines in France as they were slowly driven back by the [[Britain (The War That Came Early)|British]] and French. |
After the [[Hess Agreement|Big Switch]] of 1940 Baatz's squad was transferred to the Eastern Front where he participated in the advance upon [[Smolensk (The War That Came Early)|Smolensk]]. Baatz suffered an arm wound in 1941<ref>''[[Coup d'Etat]]'', pg 288.</ref> and spent several months on home leave before returning early next year.<ref>''[[Two Fronts]]'', pg 91.</ref> |
After the [[Hess Agreement|Big Switch]] of 1940 Baatz's squad was transferred to the Eastern Front where he participated in the advance upon [[Smolensk (The War That Came Early)|Smolensk]]. Baatz suffered an arm wound in 1941<ref>''[[Coup d'Etat]]'', pg 288.</ref> and spent several months on home leave before returning early next year.<ref>''[[Two Fronts]]'', pg 91.</ref> |
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| − | Baatz was thoroughly despised by the men he led because of his unpleasant nature and petty adherence to army regulations. He was also well aware that they called him "Awful Arno" behind his back and were as insubordinate as they could get away with. In fact Baatz's behavior was motivated by genuine dedication to the war effort and Hitler's vision of a German-colonized Russia. He also showed some concern for his men's welfare, at one stage refusing the tempting idea of leaving the insubordinate Pfaff behind during a retreat.<ref> |
+ | Baatz was thoroughly despised by the men he led because of his unpleasant nature and petty adherence to army regulations. He was also well aware that they called him "Awful Arno" behind his back and were as insubordinate as they could get away with. In fact Baatz's behavior was motivated by genuine dedication to the war effort and [[Adolf Hitler (The War That Came early)|Hitler's]] vision of a German-colonized [[Soviet Union (The War That Came Early)|Russia]]. He also showed some concern for his men's welfare, at one stage refusing the tempting idea of leaving the insubordinate Pfaff behind during a retreat.<ref>Ibid., at pgs. 305-309.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:35, 22 April 2014
| Arno Baatz | |
| Fictional Character | |
| The War That Came Early POD: July 20, 1936; Relevant POD: September 29, 1938 | |
| Appearance(s): | Hitler's War through Two Fronts |
| Type of Appearance: | Direct, POV from Two Fronts |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
Arno "Awful Arno" Baatz was a Corporal in the Wehrmacht when a second Great War broke out. His squad included Willi Dernen, Wolfgang Storch and later Adam Pfaff.
Baatz's squad spent the first month of the war defending western Germany from desultory French probes before taking part in the German offensive that brought Wehrmacht forces to the outskirts of Paris. Throughout 1939 and early 1940 Baatz served on the German lines in France as they were slowly driven back by the British and French.
After the Big Switch of 1940 Baatz's squad was transferred to the Eastern Front where he participated in the advance upon Smolensk. Baatz suffered an arm wound in 1941[1] and spent several months on home leave before returning early next year.[2]
Baatz was thoroughly despised by the men he led because of his unpleasant nature and petty adherence to army regulations. He was also well aware that they called him "Awful Arno" behind his back and were as insubordinate as they could get away with. In fact Baatz's behavior was motivated by genuine dedication to the war effort and Hitler's vision of a German-colonized Russia. He also showed some concern for his men's welfare, at one stage refusing the tempting idea of leaving the insubordinate Pfaff behind during a retreat.[3]
References
- ↑ Coup d'Etat, pg 288.
- ↑ Two Fronts, pg 91.
- ↑ Ibid., at pgs. 305-309.
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