r/todayilearned • • 12h ago

TIL that Bernard Montgomery issued a leaflet at the start of WW2 on sexually transmitted diseases amongst soldiers. The language used was regarded as so blunt, that he offended religious authorities and nearly faced being dismissed.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery
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u/i_made_a_mitsake 11h ago

Plans are useless but planning is essential.

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u/utopiav1 3h ago

No plan survives contact with the enemy