It’s flattering because it paints their motives as noble. There was no honor or grandiosity involved, it was a strategic move to end the war early and preserve

It’s flattering because it paints their motives as noble. There was no honor or grandiosity involved, it was a strategic move to end the war early and preserve their wins. Though the alternative version makes for good Holywood stories. On the “Kurt Knispel” article, a few of the romanticized sentences removed are that he “was the greatest tank ace of all time” and routinely “complained about the treatment of civilians and prisoners of war”, “often didn’t shave and had a rebel attitude”. All without sources of course.