From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Fri Mar 28 2003 - 08:15:54 MST
"Christian Weisgerber" <naddy@mips.inka.de>
> No, Berlin eventually surrendered.
I can’t imagine a more determined defense of their capital city than the
Germans put up in Berlin, it was one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
The Soviets had to fight quite literally for every foot they took toward the
center of the city and the fighting didn’t stop until they were about 100
yards from the German leader who decided, quite sensibly, that at that point
the wisest thing for him to do is put a bullet in his brain. Don’t
misunderstand me, I don’t hope or expect this to be a model for what will
happen in Baghdad, I’m just refuting your assertion that no large city has
been taken that fought to the end. By the way, I don’t expect Baghdad to
fight to the end.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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