> The Germans really put up with a lot. I'm sure they did. But they also had recent experience with what it was like to be invaded by the Soviets, and knew wha

> The Germans really put up with a lot. I'm sure they did. But they also had recent experience with what it was like to be invaded by the Soviets, and knew what was going on under Soviet domination in the DDR. You'd put up with a clipped corner now and then, too. It's not really possible to have a well trained, ready military and not do lots of hard training, and the hard training inevitably results in damage and some deaths.