Yeah. Spoken like someone who has never been a rifleman near the end of hostilities somewhere.
So sure, another 20 US dead to win the war. We all know that. But NOT another 20 to protect Berlin from the revenge of the Russian army. Protecting the Germans from a bummer future from someone they did the same thing to is where to draw the line.
That’s one case where you do exactly what Ike did. Pull up just out of range of the battlefield, harden your position, and enjoy the the show of Soviets killing 100,000 Germans and wounding 250,000 while taking roughly the same number of casualties.
Pass out good hot chow to your men and let them rest and get prepared for whatever unknown menace may unfold. By the way, while you are playing General, we were already thinking those men would be needed to invade Japan. Why grind them up in Berlin when the Russians were very motivated to that that “honor”?