Thread: No Kursk ,No battle of Berlin in 45??????
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Old September 14th, 2006, 07:33 PM
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Erich

Sorry to hear about the lost relatives, but during the 5 year occupation, my village had 13 killed because they didn't adhere to the commandments of Josef Terboven. (+7 lost at sea and two killed in the '40 campaign.) And I guess anyone from the 'sub races' countries would vouch for me when I say that we did not enjoy our 'visitors'.

As to talking to vets for a perspective of a battle... My grandad fought in the '40 campaign here in Norway and experienced the Claymore operation in Lofoten.

The first hand experience is quite different from an official raport. Not implying that my grandad is right and official raports are wrong. He defeated the paras at Dombås, but we lost the campaign.
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