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August · 08-12-10, 02:05 PM

Well surprising the Allies is doubtful. It would have been difficult for the DDR to amass that kind of combat capability without Allied intelligence getting wind of it.

Secondly the tunnels under the city were extensively mapped and improved by the Allies and their units trained to use them. This leads me to think that while West Berlin might have been quickly overrun the clearing of hold outs would have taken weeks and tied down an inordinate amount of WP troops doing it.

08-12-10, 02:05 PM	#10
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well surprising the Allies is doubtful. It would have been difficult for the DDR to amass that kind of combat capability without Allied intelligence getting wind of it. Secondly the tunnels under the city were extensively mapped and improved by the Allies and their units trained to use them. This leads me to think that while West Berlin might have been quickly overrun the clearing of hold outs would have taken weeks and tied down an inordinate amount of WP troops doing it. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.