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The tragedy for Guderian was, I think, that during the Vistula defensive, he knew how close the Russians were to the end of their resources. For once, they really had virtually run out of men, and were exhausted, and their equpment straining after the long offensive journey. He knew that if things had been dealt with differently, the advance on Berlin could have been halted, and the resulting outcome for Europe very different. But his hands were tied by Hitler, who at this point had one foot in the realms of lunacy, I think.
__________________  The Motherland, bent over her daughter's ashes, Sings this tender maternal song About Zoya, the girl, who has become a legend, Who died and was born for eternal life. Dimitri Shostakovich Song for Zoya (1944) The War in the East |