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The German plan was actually to capture Russian rolling stock rather than to convert all of the rail lines. In practice they very rarely captured any trains tha
by db48x 6y ago
The German plan was actually to capture Russian rolling stock rather than to convert all of the rail lines. In practice they very rarely captured any trains that could be used; soldiers just love blowing things up. Both armies blew up tracks, signaling infrastructure, telephone and telegraph lines, etc. The Germans didn’t capture very many bridges either.
I have a reference for that around here somewhere…
- brudgers 6y agoNeither did the western allied forces following D-day. One exception is in the recent documentary, Seize & Secure: The Battle for La Fière. I am starting to feel like a baby boomer studying for some WWII test.
- dylan604 6y agoWeren't the baby boomers the ones living in WWII? Not sure they'd be the ones doing the studying for a WWII test.
- layoutIfNeeded 6y agoLol, no! The baby boom was after WWII... You are confusing the boomers with thw Greatest Generation.
- dylan604 6y agoYou're totally right. I would have gotten that question wrong on the test. Guess I need to study harder myself
- CapitalistCartr 6y agoBaby Boomer were born ~1945-1965. Defined by being post-War.