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I remember reading a collection first hand accounts from Germans taken after the war, and one thing that stuck with me was genuine shock from the Germans that t
by legitster 4y ago
I remember reading a collection first hand accounts from Germans taken after the war, and one thing that stuck with me was genuine shock from the Germans that the Americans landing on DDay didn't even bother to bring horses with them.
- nicbou 4y agoThat still doesn't beat the Japanese officer who learned that the Americans had boats devoted to making ice cream. That would be a tough one to live down. I remember from The Forgotten Soldier that German soldiers noticed that new recruits had worse and worse uniforms, with worse materials and lower quality dyes. At some point Germany's new jet fighters were dragged by horses because fuel was so scarce.