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Old 13-03-2007, 04:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici
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I think that ultimately Falaise achieved all it could have achieved. Writers will talk of missed opportunities and of blame but VP's post is right on the money and Sapper is also right, it was a crushing blow in the West and a huge victory ensuring that France would be overrun very quickly.
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