"Robert Sveinson" wrote in message
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"GC" wrote in message
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My question on the B17's probably related to the fact the program totally
ignored the Dams,the Tirpitz,etc all involving a touch of precision

Yes the so called pundits with the most resources to get A message
out to the public are the ones ignoring the facts, but it is also
the consumers of these so called facts who want their
fables fed to them by spoon rather than consulting
reputable historians who are at fault as well.

There was that fairey tale about U-571 which claimed
that the US Navy intercepted secret signals from a U-Boat,
decyphered the signals and using these spectacular results
sent a force and captured said U-Boat. A true work of fiction,
however people who saw this fairey tale asked me
in all seriousness whether I had heard about this
heroic episode of the anti submarine war.

The final raid on the Tirpitz was made by 2 squadrons
of Lancasters each carrying 1 (one) bomb each of 12,000 lbs.
and scored 3 hits, causing the Tirpitz to roll over.
Rather a precision attack, one bomb each per
Lancaster rather than the SHOT GUN method using
many smaller bombs.

I figured the shooting down of Yamamoto whilst obviously a payback was
done during wartime hence not an assassination but I see your point.

As Yamamoto wore the military uniform of his country
I believe that he was a legitimate target.

There were some incomplete plans by the British
to assasinate Hitler, although nothing in the end was
done. These same British planners were not sad
at not being able to kill Hitler, as they believed
that Hitler alive suited their purposes more
than Hitler dead.
And he wore a military uniform as supreme commander
of the German armed forces.

For what this is worth ...
The man wore a military uniform only between 1914 and 1918 when he served
with the16th Bavarian Reserve Regiment.
During WW 2 his uniform marked him as leader of the NSDAP. That is, it was
a party uniform. Contemporary photographs show Goebbels wearing much the
same uniform at many rallies.
Hitler's claim to command the German armed forces rested on his accepted
position as Leader of the whole German nation.
Churchill, on the other hand, wore military uniforms rather often. But (as
a lurker's passing acknowledgment that this is an aviation newsgroup) I
can't remember pics of him wearing an R.A.F. uniform showing a rank higher
than Air Commodore.