Talk:Hans von Salmuth

Irving
I don't think Irving is a credible source, even on a quote. It's very difficult to ascertain the validity of his remarks when he has been decloaked as a propagandist. We need a few more sources for this article. Aaрон Кинни (t) 05:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Confusing
I find the ff. para confusing: "In 1942, he was made acting commander of the Seventeenth Army (20 April 1942 to 1 June 1942). For a short time, 6 June 1942 to 15 July 1942, he was assigned command of the Fourth Army, replacing the former commander, Gotthard Heinrici, who went on leave. In mid July 1942, he was made commander of the Second Army." Sounds like acting cmdr until 1 June, no responsibilities 1-6 June, then "assigned" command 6 June to 15 July, then real cmdr from "mid-July" (= 15 July?). But if the former cmdr went on leave, wouldn't von S have been the *acting* cmdr? What is the difference between his status 20 Apr to 1 June vs. 6 June to 15 July? (And what happened between 1 and 6 June?) Alternatively, what's the difference between being "assigned command" (6 June - 15 July) and being "made commander" (starting 15 July)?

Also, this quote: "Fleets of troop transports and warships big and small are lying at various points offshore, with masses of landing craft. But so far no landing has yet taken place." What were these, if the landing was at Normandy, outside of von S's area? Mcswell (talk) 15:33, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Article cleanup
I cleaned up the article, by reducing the amount of uncited, POV and / or non-notable detail. Please let me know if there are any concerns. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:10, 31 May 2016 (UTC)