So the question arose: why would Rommel, a man in a high position, agree to take part in an operation to rebel against the German Prime Minister?
Although the rebellious faction had General Ludwig Beck and Major General Hans holding down the fort, they were up against the formidable German Prime Minister and the current German Government.
Even Rommel himself knew that, even if the rebellion could secure the support of the majority of the soldiers in Army Group B, the hope of victory was negligible.
In fact, at first Rommel was unwilling to participate in such an event.
Opposing the German Prime Minister seemed like thankless work, and even if they could achieve final victory, there were not many benefits for Rommel to reap.
However, after former Chief of Staff General Ludwig Beck produced an about-to-be-issued transfer order for Rommel from the German Supreme Command, Rommel resolutely joined the operation.
This was because the order showed that the German Supreme Command was going to transfer Rommel to the Hamburg-to-Kiel Canal line to serve as Commander-in-Chief of German Army Group North.
Although Army Group B and Army Group North were formally equivalent in rank, the gap in troop strength and importance between the two was completely disproportionate.
The entire Army Group B currently had nearly a million troops, making it by far the largest formation in Germany, second only to Army Group South fighting against Russia.
On the other hand, Army Group North, responsible for defending the British Army in the Danish region, was a reserve army hastily formed only this year, with a total force of only 11 infantry divisions, 3 artillery divisions, 1 mechanized division, and 2 fire support regiments.
Even counting all logistical personnel, including the mess-hall-like formations mockingly dubbed Bread Makers within the German Army, the