tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510117578922408752.post6744644905918867392..comments2024-03-26T20:24:07.900+01:00Comments on Stabswache de Euros - Cerrar el cielo: Allied Destruction of the Medieval Town of CaenRobert Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10858091160498927131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510117578922408752.post-43192388783940186382021-10-22T00:18:48.239+02:002021-10-22T00:18:48.239+02:00After the liberation of France and Belgium, Americ...After the liberation of France and Belgium, American soldiers and the local populace didn't like each other very much (in contradiction to the movies showing the locals kissing and throwing flowers at the American GIs). In fact the American soldiers much more preferred and took a liking to the German population after the occupation of Berlin and Germany.Allen Lobonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510117578922408752.post-24328181466213253132021-06-14T00:15:15.691+02:002021-06-14T00:15:15.691+02:00Heavy bombers were a dreaded sight for the residen...Heavy bombers were a dreaded sight for the residents of Normandy during the Allied air raids. When Allied troops finally arrived, all they found in the smell of death that still lingered in the air was giant piles of bricks, timber, roof tiles, and thousands of stunned residents picking through the wreckage of their once beautiful cities. Some 1,570 French towns were bombed or hit by artillery fire by Anglo-American forces between June 1940 and May 1945.TUES/Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510117578922408752.post-69800850778439348452021-05-02T11:26:55.222+02:002021-05-02T11:26:55.222+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Peter Bucklernoreply@blogger.com