The funniest army in the world: Since you don't accept my surrender, then I will hit you to accept it
In 1944, Rommel's German army encountered the British 22nd Panzer Division in North Africa. The two sides fought directly and used heavy fire weapons. Rommel was a German general, and even though his troops were under siege, they maintained a high will to fight. At the same time, the Italian army, which was fighting in concert, began to think of surrender. The Italians did not dare to fight head-on, so they sent two liaison officers.
No sooner had they arrived in front of the British position than two liaison officers were killed on the spot. The British soldiers were bloody, how could they easily get the enemy to surrender. The Italians were stunned, and their hearts were filled with fear. They did not expect that the British were so fierce, and if the enemy completely defeated themselves, they might all be killed. So the Italian commander decided on the spot to counterattack, at least to fight the British to accept the surrender.
Soon after, the British were under a fierce attack, and they had no idea that the Italian army would dare to fight. Because the British army had transferred all its heavy fire weapons against the Germans, their rear was directly exposed to the italian army. In just two hours, the British were completely defeated. The British officer lay on the ground in anguish, remorseful for his wrong decision. But even more shocking was the Italians themselves. They didn't expect that they would easily kill their opponents. You know, they were ready to surrender.
Soon, the story spread around the world, and the Italian army was known as the funniest unit in the world. A German staff officer posted that if the Italian soldiers could have had a little backbone, the Axis war would not have been so difficult. It turned out that the Italian soldiers were notoriously soft persimmons, who saw the wind and steered and kept wavering. On one occasion, Mussolini ordered the ace troops to attack Greece. Who knew that the commander-in-chief of the front claimed to have been met by a strong enemy, the Finnish army. Mussolini took a closer look and saw that there were only a few hundred Finnish soldiers. Although the Finnish army was very strong, they were frightened by the army group with more than 100,000 people. Such a teammate, I'm afraid no one can move it.
Conclusion: The Germans were so disappointed in the Italians that they always denounced them for being weak and deceitful. Hitler had considered handing over the southern front to the Italians, but the result was a complete failure. Among the Allies, Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States all had strong strength. The Germans, on the other hand, could not rely on anyone. It has to be said that the Italians really did not play their due military role. Of course, for the whole world, such an Italy is exactly what we can't ask for.