Military history - general stuff

[SSAAD]

Since we have a very senior member of ours on this forum by the name of Rommel, let me share a quick snippet about the FM Rommel from my father while he was in SSG for those who may be interested in military history and Rommel specifically (albeit from a Pakistani standpoint).....I thought it was humerous

" Our Havaldar Major, one by the name of Bostan Khan, was a very well built, tall and tough guy. The men of the company used to say that if a rock smashed against him, the rock would break without hurting Bostan. He was a senior NCO and had taken part in WWII and used to tell us stories about it. He told us that he had seen the legendary German Field Marshall, Erwin Rommel, from a close quarter while serving in North Africa with British forces. He told us that he was captured three times in all, along with his battalion and some others, when encircled by the Panzer divisions of Rommel in Libya. Each time, Rommel let all the Indian soldiers go free after taking away their weapons. Bostan used to call him "Rommel Saheb."

[Harisz]

SSaad,
Thanks alot for sharing.

this line set me laughing
Bostan used to call him "Rommel Saheb."

the innocent south asian way of bestwoing honour upon anyone with 'Saheb'

[ROMMEL]

Do you also know that Lt. Gen (Retd.) Sahebzada Yaqoob Khan, who was the ex-CGS and foreign minister of Pakistan was also captured by Rommel during the north african campaign. I will try to get an account of what happened whenever I see him again.

Cheers,

[SSAAD]

Rommel,

I do not think that Let Gen Sahibzada Yaqub Khan was CGS of the PA....he resigned at the post of GOC eastern command..at the that time the CGS was Lt Gen. Gul Hasan. Maybe prior to Gul Hasan he was the CGS but that does not ring a bell....in any case your account of him would be immensly insightful.

[ROMMEL]

Lt. Gen. Sahibzada Yaqoob Khan was the CGS before being posted to Eastern Pakistan. However, he resigned from the army on the account that he considered the IS action in Eastern Pakistan to be unjust and unfair.

Cheers,

[SSAAD]

Lt. Gen. Sahibzada Yaqoob Khan was the CGS before being posted to Eastern Pakistan. However, he resigned from the army on the account that he considered the IS action in Eastern Pakistan to be unjust and unfair.

Cheers,

You are right. I figured that out too last night but did not get a chance to post the correction. He was the CGS prior to Lt Gen Gul Hassan. I personally hold Yaqoob Khan in high esteem. Maybe some of you may not know this that during the 1948 Indo-Pak war, SYKhan faught on the side of the Pakistan (being a PA officer) and his brother on the side of the Indian Army.