So, how did the U.S. eventually quell the violence?
"General Eisenhower went to [interim German leader] Konrad Adenauer, the guy we hand-picked to run the new government," said North. "And he told him, 'You either stop this or we'll get a new guy to run this country.'"
Adenauer prompty contacted the Wermacht and told them to take care of the problem at all costs, using former SS troops if necessary.
"It wasn't pretty," said North. "There were no trials - nobody was brought before tribunals or anything like that. The German army just went out and took care of it. And the killing stopped."
Added North, "I think that's probably what's going to happen in Iraq."
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If Olly runs for President, I'd have to take a hard look at his political values...I sure like the guy.
This is historical nonsense. The guy has no idea of history. First of all, I´d like to see the names of all those 1,000+ dead GI´s. Secondly, Adenauer was the old and new democratic Lord Mayor of Cologne back in 1946, and the leading figure of the Christian Democrats. But it was unclear who should or will run W Germany after an election. Germany was run by the occupying powers for four years, and there was also no Wehrmacht and SS in 1946 - no German was allowed to bear a weapon in 1946.
He can sure get folks to believe things that aren't true. He should make a good politician.