The "Fall X" - The Conquest of West-Berlin

Raptor1 · 08-12-10, 05:35 PM

This is quite consistent with everything I heard of the WP planning for taking West Berlin so far. The only differences are that the number for WP troops I heard most often was 32,000, not 36,000, and that only the 1st Battalion of the 40th Air Assault Regiment would have participated in the attack (The rest of the Regiment, seeing as it was an elite force in the East German army, would probably have been kept as a theater reserve or something like that), assaulting Tegel Airport with two companies and Tempelhof with one. Could be newly discovered documents or a later revision of the plan that include these elements though.

The Polish army taking a frontline position in the attacks on the northern sections of the front is also consistent with what I've heard. IIRC the Polish army was either the second biggest WP army deployed on the Central Front or very close to it, which could be a major factor in that decision.

The documentary might not mention it as Operation Stoss, but practically every single mention I've heard of this operation named it as such.

08-12-10, 05:35 PM	#12
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	This is quite consistent with everything I heard of the WP planning for taking West Berlin so far. The only differences are that the number for WP troops I heard most often was 32,000, not 36,000, and that only the 1st Battalion of the 40th Air Assault Regiment would have participated in the attack (The rest of the Regiment, seeing as it was an elite force in the East German army, would probably have been kept as a theater reserve or something like that), assaulting Tegel Airport with two companies and Tempelhof with one. Could be newly discovered documents or a later revision of the plan that include these elements though. The Polish army taking a frontline position in the attacks on the northern sections of the front is also consistent with what I've heard. IIRC the Polish army was either the second biggest WP army deployed on the Central Front or very close to it, which could be a major factor in that decision. The documentary might not mention it as Operation Stoss, but practically every single mention I've heard of this operation named it as such. __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory