"Old equipment in a 1986 European conflict?" Topic
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| ACW Gamer | 02 Nov 2013 10:23 a.m. PST |
"There can never be a definitive answer to this as, thankfully, the only way of providing a definitive answer never happened and nobody had to make the decision. Jurgen" INDEED! From what I have been reading, the Soviets weren't planning on meeting NATO in a sparring match as depicted in Red Storm Rising, they planned on using tactical nuclear weapons to blast their way into Germany. It wouldn't have taken long for that to get out of hand. |
| tuscaloosa | 02 Nov 2013 11:45 a.m. PST |
"40 'Willi Sanger' Fallschirmjäger Bataillon was in Afghanistan. " Thanks Jurgen; was this based on your father's comments, or? |
| Flecktarn | 02 Nov 2013 12:53 p.m. PST |
tuscaloosa, I have met people who served there in the unit; however, I am now not sure if the whole unit went or just elements. The 'Willi Sanger' was an unusual unit, notable for its loyalty to the regime and directly controlled by the Defence Ministry; much of its history and activities are still unclear. I once asked my father about the 'Willi Sanger' and he refused to discuss it. Jurgen |
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