Ghost Division — 7th Panzers under Rommel
Rommel's 7th Panzer Division was nicknamed the Ghost Division because its movements through France were so fast that no one could track where they were.
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Nazis Are No Match For Knobbly Knees | Monty vs Rommel (Part 1/4)
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Jun 29, 2026
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Charlie interrupts the invasion of France narrative to ask a genuinely interesting question: would the pigs in the Ardennes forest have understood that a war was happening around them? The hosts spiral into imagining a young pig who has only ever known war, and an older pig born in 1910 who has seen the Killing Fields of Flanders and the Battle of the Bulge. Producer Charlie reports that the oldest pig ever recorded was named Baby Jane, who lived to 23 and died in September 2021, meaning she was alive for 9/11. This triggers an extended imagining of Baby Jane whispering in George Bush's ear at the Florida school, and Bush wondering why his chief of staff is a pig. It is, the hosts agree, the nub of the story.
Rommel's Ghost Division Blitzes France
Rommel's 7th Panzer Division earned the nickname 'Ghost Division' because it moved through France so fast that nobody — not even German high command — could keep track of where they were. He ignored orders, spotted gaps, and kept going. That's not just Blitzkrieg; that's more Blitzkrieg than Blitzkrieg.
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