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After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation

by Giles MacDonogh

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Ajda said: " I am completely overwhelmed by the described human tragedy in defeated Germany first years after WWII. For the first time I read something more specific about the Allied occupation and as the author describe it-their victorious "thirst for revenge", ...more "

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"On 17 April they shelled the small town, completely destroying the
centre. The units that entered Freudenstadt were made up of French soldiers
from the 5th Armoured Division, Foreign Legionaries and Moroccan
and Algerian troops from the 2nd Moroccan and the 3rd Algerian Infantry
Divisions. It is reported that local Polish workers joined in. From the first
the French made it clear that the people were go" — Feb 09, 2014 12:59PM

Feb 09, 2014 01:56PM · see review

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