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* Erwin Rommel proved a very capable general in Africa, but never got along well with his superiors. [[Adolf Hitler]] decided to transfer him to a less important position (albeit after Axis forces in Africa surrendered) - inspecting the fortifications on the French coast, as the High Command thought the Allies wouldn't ever try something as crazy as an amphibious assault on France. Which, of course, they did. Rommel wasn't enough to stop the Allies, but certainly made their job a lot more difficult.
** This is a bit of an urban myth. Rommel actually had a good relationship with Hitler, and was only reassigned because - as aforementioned - his previous post ''ceased to exist''.
** It is also highly unlikely that the Germans did not know an amphibious assault was coming. Everyone was talking about it, the Allies were bargaining hard with Russia about it, and the Allies were demonstrating very handily their skill in amphibious operations. If they dismissed the possibility their intelligence was even more incompetent than most think.
***In fact, though it was a quiet theater then it was likely to be a critical front, in just a few months. Placing him there is simply putting the most talented general that could be spared from the Russian Front right where he was needed.
** Speaking of Hitler, the German government tried to keep him in line by handing him the job of [[Evil Chancellor|Chancellor]]. It ended badly.
* Julius Caesar was sent over to Transalpine Gaul, a far-flung province mostly composed of constantly rebellious barbarians, so that Pompey in Rome wouldn't have to deal with him. Unfortunately, Caesar ended up conquering the ''rest'' of Gaul (modern day France), which made him so popular back home that he was able to gain enough support to overthrow Pompey.
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