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To: HomerBohn
At the onset Germany bombed military targets exclusively as Hitler specifically prohibited the Luftwaffe from bombing any civilian targets.

Was that Hitler's sense of altruism and fair play, or a strategic unwillingness to waste assets?

33 posted on 02/15/2015 5:31:01 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: Fresh Wind
Was that Hitler's sense of altruism and fair play, or a strategic unwillingness to waste assets?

Who knows? Let's ask him.

Both Hitler and Churchill were, by and large, enigmas. Churchill wrote volume upon volume about the history of WWII personal accounts of the Boer War, most of which I've read.

Incidentally, the Boer War, in which Churchill played a part, was an example of insane cruelty to a 'race' of people who were, by and large, innocents.

37 posted on 02/15/2015 5:37:25 AM PST by HomerBohn (God is just, but his justice cannot sleep forever!)
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To: Fresh Wind

Anyone who says Hitler wouldn’t bomb civilian targets is an idiot or a liar.

At best Hitler was known for using a strangely muslim tactic of going easy on nations that allowed him in with little resistance. Once the nazis were in they could “peacefully” raid the riches of those nations, put jews on trains and eliminate distinct national cultures. Hitler knew that Britain was not going to go easily so Britain got the stick rather than the carrot.


38 posted on 02/15/2015 5:40:23 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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