19. Cruel and Unusual Booby Traps
In a cunning example of psychological warfare blended with physical danger, the Germans employed a strategy during retreats that preyed on the penchant for orderliness. They would deliberately boobytrap pictures, hanging them on walls but leaving them askew.
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This tactic was designed to exploit a stereotypical trait they attributed to British officers: an irresistible urge to correct disarray. By adjusting these deliberately misaligned pictures, the officers would trigger the traps, setting off explosions.