To: RitchieAprile
During the Cold War, V Corps had responsibility for preventing the Soviets from going though the Fulda Gap. If there was a spot where World War III would go nuclear that is where it would be.
2 posted on
02/12/2020 8:06:47 AM PST by
C19fan
To: C19fan
also responsible for keeping the brewer “Will Bräu”
(aka “Willy Bier)” profitable.
5 posted on
02/12/2020 8:10:40 AM PST by
RitchieAprile
(available monkeys looking for the change..)
To: C19fan
"...preventing the Soviets from going though the Fulda Gap..."
Excellent book by John Hackett: "The Third World War, August 1985" covers this pretty well.
23 posted on
02/12/2020 9:03:03 AM PST by
Psalm 73
("You'll never hear surf music again".)
To: C19fan
Delta Company 1/11 ACR, V Corps Fulda Gap 82-85.
Call sign: Delta 21
You shoulda seen my primary firing position.
36 posted on
02/12/2020 11:03:31 AM PST by
Delta 21
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