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"Corky Scott" wrote in message
... Rich, I've been reading military history since I first started reading some 45 or so years ago and I'll be darned if I can recall reading much about post WWII battles with soldiers who refused to surrender. Can you give me a citation or two? I have run across references to gurrilla activity by both Germans and Japanese in my reading. These incidents were not battles, per se. They were in the form of sniping, demolition, and as you say, hiding and refusing to recognize the end of the war. IIRC, the last Japanese to "surrender" was in the 60's sometime. Germany, of course, had their grand plan for the establishment of the Alpine Redoubt, where picked troops would hole up awaiting the chance to rebuild the Reich - but it never happened. The threat of such an installation did substantially affect Allied tactics in the drive for the Rhine, drawing off men and materials from the Third Army. I'll ax my certifiable neighbor to see if he can give me a reference or two. His living room is chock-a-block full of WWII books and tapes. I think he has a gold plaque from the Hitler. . . er. . . History Channel for buying more sets of tapes than the Library of Congress. I don't suppose a pitched battle between Skinheads and Munich police would qualify? p Rich S. |
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