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If you read German, there are some interesting collections of memories of the other side. Pretty much everyone mentions how terrified they were of Allied white
by inglor_cz 2y ago
If you read German, there are some interesting collections of memories of the other side.
Pretty much everyone mentions how terrified they were of Allied white phosphorus.
- southernplaces7 2y agoI strongly recommend a series of books called "D-Day Through German Eyes" that narrates the experience of the seaborne invasion through the translated narratives of German soldiers. One theme that comes up again and again is their sheer demoralizing shock at seeing just how colossal the armada confronting "their" beaches was. Despite this, because of the harsh sense of discipline inherent to the German Army during the war, they fought remarkably hard against the still largely inexperienced allied western soldiers and made the first weeks after the D-Day landings much harder then they should have been for the Anglo/British/Canadian and sundry forces.
- SkipperCat 2y agoWith good reason. It burns super hot and cant be put out with water.
- inglor_cz 2y agoOh, yes, absolutely. It just struck me how dominant that memory was among people who served in all sorts of roles.
- thombat 2y agoEven today it's wise to be careful with lumps of amber on Baltic beaches: https://www.dw.com/en/ticking-time-bombs-on-the-bottom-of-the-north-and-baltic-sea/a-40200208 https://www.dw.com/en/ticking-time-bombs-on-the-bottom-of-th...