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Old 10-28-05, 11:47 AM   #14
Beery
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Originally Posted by marhkimov
THey are GERMAN names, and that is their significance...

Not to bust your bubble or anything, but it was the German PEOPLE who fought in the war, not the German captains, leutenants, nor admirals...

IMOH, we give too much credit to the leaders and high ranking officers of WWII...
but what about THE GOOD OL' PEOPLE???
Most of the names are regular crewmen, not captains, officers or other leaders.
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