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Old February 18th, 2004, 10:46 PM
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Default Re: OT:splendid WWII movie you\'ll never see:(

First and for all : if we drive off the historical ground I am off the thread. No modern political implications here please.
Thanks for your help, let's have a heated, argumented and interesting historical discussion !

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Originally posted by Thermodyne:
Ok here is a direct quote for you:

"I reported for the first time orally to the Fuehrer that if these aerial attacks continued, a rapid end of the war might be the consequence."
Speer to Survey Interrogators on the Hamburg attacks.


Source is the US post WW2 bombing survey documents.
Found the quote !
It was indeed Speer in July 1943 reporting to Hitler. What he said pecisely was that 6 more raids like these would be enought to put Germany on its knee.
But you took the quote without looking at the facts after the raid.
No other zone bombings achieved the same results despite the enormous augmentation of avalaible planes. Speer's policy of industry dispersal enabled a military industrial output increased by 50% in 1943 DESPITE THE ZONE BOMBINGS !!!

Then as you surely know, zone bombing was almost abandonned by end of 1943 toward troop support, transport disruption and oil facilities destruction. Because of bad results for zone bombing......

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Originally posted by Alarikf:
nk_E,

No, I think we're on the same page
Yes we were, sorry I was answering to Thermodyne.


note : edited to correct date mistake

[ February 18, 2004, 20:48: Message edited by: Unknown_Enemy ]
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