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How did Middle Ages armies effectively retreat/disengage from battle? Wouldn't the enemy just chase them?	105
In many photographs, Herman Göring appears with quite a level of pomp and grandoise, donning far more than the usual dress of his comrades, is there any account as to why Göring dressed like this?	59
When reading about WWI battles, we often see mentions of German royalty being present/in command. I'm assuming they essentially made up most of the command other than a select few. So, how prominent was royalty among ,specifically. the 'foot soldiers' as lower level officers	40
In the television show MASH, much reference is made to the fact that military discipline and order can not be expected from doctors...was this true to real life?	36
When East Germany and West Germany united, how did the countries go about the great deal of espionage, agents, etc. that each country had employed against the other?	34
Why was Alexander TG so successful as a commander? Also, why were his campaign's/expansion so rapid? Was most of the commanding done by him, or did his generals also play a large part? What kind of a politician was he?	33
On extremely cold days/nights in the Russian winter, was it even possible for German soldiers to put up a fight? How could they combat the enemy with their bodies literally freezing?	30
What exactly did the segregationist policies of Rhodesia entail? And how did they differ from those of South Africa?	29
I am associated with a large Turkish Community , I realized that many of the older Turks(60+) have blue, green, or otherwise bright colored eyes, as well as lighter skin Whereas younger Turks generally have darker colored eyes. Could there be any historical reasoning behind this?	29
How extensive was Wehrmacht recruitment from German-occupied territories during WW2. Did the Germans push for recruitment, or did they rely solely on volunteers? Couldn't this have proposed a security threat for them? (Espionage, double-agents, etc)	27

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