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Eloy 2022-10-22 18:28:07
just thinking
A rejoicing major, a weary second lieutenant, and a philistine 1st class captured an unimportant bridge with dozens of casualties. A major who sticks to his post, at all costs, hopes to complete the task, but forgets the basic duties of a soldier, and does not realize "who is the enemy" until he is...
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Coralie 2022-10-22 19:37:27
The bureaucracy of TMD!
From the map, the bridge was the only way back for the Germans to retreat, and it was also a shortcut for the U.S. military to plug directly into Germany. So the bridge was given special significance by the heads of both sides.
Office of the German leadership.
The German marshal wanted to blow up the...
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