Overall I would have to say that no German commander ever anticipated the Russians to fight to the last man. If Hitler knew that in order to capture Russia he had to exterminated the entire population I dont think he would off walked in.

But then again thats only my opinion. [img]graemlins/hsu.gif[/img]

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The war against Russia will be such that it cannot be conducted in a knightly fashion. This struggle is one of ideologies and racial differences and will have to be conducted with unprecedented, unmerciful and unrelenting harshness. -Adolf Hitler