Richard… The 'Eagle Nest' was in Bavaria, near the Austrian border, hundreds of km away from Berlin, which was taken by the Red Army, not the US Army, the 101st airborne, and even less 'Easy' Company 506th.
if you go on to www.majordickwinters.com and on to the 506th reg site you can find an interview with major dick winters and it tells you on there and has evidence that is why i know this if i am wrong i will eat my words if you go on to the site ask any one hoo took the eagles nest and they will tell you
The only thing i remember about race to Berlin, from West Wall side,.. Churchill was urging Rosevelt to sweep the southern sphere of german, Austria and hopefully to freed Chzech from Red Army, While Brits commandos tried to secure the northern side,... as it was certain that Berlin will fall to red army,.. however his (churchil) request was recieve a rather less enthusiast respond. Regards
if you go on to www.majordickwinters.com and on to the 506th reg site you can find an interview with major dick winters and it tells you on there and has evidence that is why i know this if i am wrong i will eat my words if you go on to the site ask any one hoo took the eagles nest and they will tell you You will eat your words, then. Because the 'Eagle Nest' was NOT in Berlin, but in the Bavarian Alps. 'Easy' Co., 506th regiment, 101st US Airborne captured it. The Reich's Chancellery, where Hitler shot himself, was in Berlin, the German capital, which was captured (at the cost of some 300.000 casualties) by the RED ARMY. PERIOD.
Originally posted by Kiwiwriter+Jan 26 2005, 05:43 PM-->(Kiwiwriter @ Jan 26 2005, 05:43 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Hammer@Jan 26 2005, 12:28 PM Anyway, back to the original question. Could the Brits and Americans done the dirty work and taken Berlin(we assume they got there first)? Hammer [post=30916]Quoted post[/post] Probably. There was not a lot left between the Elbe and Berlin but fleeing Germans. However, the battle for Berlin would, like it was, have been a major struggle. Berlin's defenders included fanatical SS men from Himmler's personal guard, and regiments of SS renegades who were facing the certainty of treason trials if they were captured, and preferred death in battle. Berlin was also defended by its flak guns, which doubled as anti-tank guns, Hitler Youth that made up in loyalty what they lacked in skill, and Berlin factories were still producing Tiger tanks and self-propelled guns until the very end. Maj. Gen. Jim Gavin, while briefing the 82nd Airborne for its planned drop on Tempelhof, told his men that the Germans would probably fight until they ran out of ammunition, and then surrender and thank the Americans for saving them from the Russians. He was probably right. The plan for Berlin called for an airborne assault on the city, with the 82nd on Tempelhof, the 101st on Gatow, and a British airborne brigade (obviously from the 1st Airborne) on Oranienburg. 82nd was to hold the Zitadelle until 2nd Armored arrived from the Elbe. They would have done it, but it would have been a bloody mess. [post=30921]Quoted post[/post] [/b] Do you know of any books or info on the planned Allied Airdrop on Berlin?
