Remagen; to stop the crossing of the Rhine by the Americans ?
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Serutan
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Specifically, they were bombing the Ludendorff Bridge to cut
off the American bridgehead.
off the American bridgehead.
Adler17
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No, not Remagen. I don´t mean specific targets within a German city but whole parts of it.
Adler
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Berlin? To stop the Russians?
Adler17
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Quiet near with the Russians. But it was not Berlin. Also this city surrendered on May 8th...
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steviejay
Now in Black and White!!
I'll say Koningburg, in Prussia? for the only reason that I "think" it was a city which was able to hold out until the end
Sgt.Hellfish
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now that you say that i seem to remember something along those lines but i had thought it had been supplies and airlifts akin to leningrad and stalingrad
Adler17
Prussian Feldmarschall
No, Königsberg surrendered earlier (9th April). It is indeed a city east of the Oder.
Adler
Adler
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Rostock? to deny the Russians industry/port?
. How about those guesses?
Then I say Breslau. It was a German held city surrounded for months by Russians.
Reason: I have to guess but something to do with either hiding the holocaust or to commit suicide so to not have to face Russian Revenge.
Reason: I have to guess but something to do with either hiding the holocaust or to commit suicide so to not have to face Russian Revenge.
Adler17
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Rik, it was indeed Breslau! Wittenberge, Rostock and Zerbst are west of the Oder. Breslau was surrounded but still defended. The Luftwaffe flew attacks on Russian controled parts. And it was not before the very last day when the hope of a wonder and a rescue was out. Dönitz gave the order to surrender as there was no way to rescue the soldiers there.
Rik it is over to you. Oh, it was not hiding the holocaust but not to be captured by Russians and defending the homes why the garrison fought so hard. Because of the things Russians did to captured Germans I can´t think it was a bad idea acting so...
Adler
Rik it is over to you. Oh, it was not hiding the holocaust but not to be captured by Russians and defending the homes why the garrison fought so hard. Because of the things Russians did to captured Germans I can´t think it was a bad idea acting so...
Adler
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Thank god that guess-fest is over 
steviejay
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lol, it was starting to get like a "guess the city west of Berlin", my next guess was going to be Danzig 
10 May 1940; Germany attacks (beside other nations) The Netherlands. The Dutch army is weak and quickly overcome. The only strength the dutch army had was anti-aircraft guns. Relatively a lot of German planes were whot out of the sky.
However, there was 1 location the Germans were stopped quickly and couldn't take it. In fact the defenders were falbbergasted when on May 14th they received the order to surrender; they thought that the dutch defenses held out everywhere.
What location am I talking about ?
(I will accept many answers as the location has several names and designations).
However, there was 1 location the Germans were stopped quickly and couldn't take it. In fact the defenders were falbbergasted when on May 14th they received the order to surrender; they thought that the dutch defenses held out everywhere.
What location am I talking about ?
(I will accept many answers as the location has several names and designations).
Hint: it is in the north.
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The Hauge? I know that the Fallschirmjäger assault in the north was a costly failure and it's original intention was to secure the Hague, where the Royal Family, and the Dutch high command were presumed to be present. They dropped on a number of airfields with the intention of airlifting troops in but many planes were shot down or couldn't land because the dastardly dutch had littered the landing areas with wreckage 
The few Fallschirmjäger who had dropped in couldn't cope with the Dutch attacks (to be fair it was never the intention that they should of though) and eventually withdrew to Rotterdam to reinforce the more southerly of the Fallschirmjäger operations.
Good timing actually since I've just been re-reading this and other Fallschirmjäger material to decide what to write an article on next
The few Fallschirmjäger who had dropped in couldn't cope with the Dutch attacks (to be fair it was never the intention that they should of though) and eventually withdrew to Rotterdam to reinforce the more southerly of the Fallschirmjäger operations.Good timing actually since I've just been re-reading this and other Fallschirmjäger material to decide what to write an article on next
Unfortunately it is wrong ...privatehudson said:The Hauge? I know that the Fallschirmjäger assault in the north was a costly failure and it's original intention was to secure the Hague, where the Royal Family, and the Dutch high command were presumed to be present. They dropped on a number of airfields with the intention of airlifting troops in but many planes were shot down or couldn't land because the dastardly dutch had littered the landing areas with wreckage
Good timing actually since I've just been re-reading this and other Fallschirmjäger material to decide what to write an article on next
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That's interesting considering it fits the description, except maybe the date of the surrender. Unless you're referring to the specific areas the FJ landed at (whereas I was referring to their objective), or not them at all, then I have no idea.If it's not them then the question is misleading seeing as how the advance and attempt was "stopped quickly" and driven off entirely.
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