"The German Defense of Berlin, 1945." Topic
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Tango01 | 16 May 2014 11:30 p.m. PST |
By OBERST WILHELM WILLEMER. "No cohesive, over-all plan for the defense of Berlin was ever actually prepared. All that existed was the stubborn determination of Hitler to defend the capital of the Reich. Circumstances were such that he gave no thought to defending the city until it was much too late for any kind of advance planning. Thus the city's defense was characterized only by a mass of improvisations. These reveal a state of total confusion in which the pressure of the enemy, the organizational chaos on the German side, and the catastrophic shortage of human and material resources for the defense combined with disastrous effect. The author describes these conditions in a clear, accurate report which I rate very highly. He goes beyond the more narrow concept of planning and offers the first German account of the defense of Berlin to be based upon thorough research. I attach great importance to this study from the standpoint of military history and concur with the military opinions expressed by the author
" full article here. link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand |
20thmaine | 17 May 2014 2:26 a.m. PST |
That looks pretty interesting, and an interesting resource site. Bookmarked for later reading (it is a whole book !). |
Zakalwe64 | 17 May 2014 3:40 a.m. PST |
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Chortle | 17 May 2014 7:10 a.m. PST |
Good find. Keep up the good work. Nice image. Puts me in mind of W40k for some reason.
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Robert Kennedy | 17 May 2014 9:57 a.m. PST |
This appears to be the complete versions with footnotes. Funny that it is on the The Navy Department Library site. Robert link |
Fatman | 17 May 2014 10:20 a.m. PST |
Nice Tang that one is being loaded onto my tablet for the next trip to hospital. Fatman |
Bobgnar | 17 May 2014 10:25 a.m. PST |
My local Public Broadcast System just showed an excellent program on this battle: Nazi Mega Weapons: Fortress Berlin link Lots of scenes with the new figures from Warlord. However, they need to add a few figures representing the SS Kill Squads that executed deserters. |
Zargon | 18 May 2014 10:46 a.m. PST |
Thnks T1. Looks like an interesting read. Cheers |
Tango01 | 18 May 2014 9:05 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friends!. (smile). Amicalement Armand
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Chortle | 24 May 2014 3:33 a.m. PST |
"Lots of scenes with the new figures from Warlord. However, they need to add a few figures representing the SS Kill Squads that executed deserters." I think I saw such a scene in "the downfall". Memory may have failed me, could be another documentary. |
Marc33594 | 24 May 2014 6:25 a.m. PST |
Thanks to both Tango and Robert |
Tango01 | 11 Mar 2015 11:01 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend. Amicalement Armand |
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