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To: Sasparilla
I can’t imagine any army leaving alcohol untouched.

Retreating Germans deliberately left massive stockpiles of alcohol behind in the hopes that advancing Russian troops would drink themselves into a stupor. The opposite happened. Much of the (well-deserved) brutality the Russians inflicted on soldiers and civilians alike during their march into Germany was attributed to drunkenness.

28 posted on 06/04/2015 9:44:19 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

“Retreating Germans deliberately left massive stockpiles of alcohol behind...”

I was referring to conquering armies leaving alcohol untouched. Such as Company B.


31 posted on 06/04/2015 9:52:07 AM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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