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From: illgen@hq.af.mil (Keneth..Illgen)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Caves, military use of
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Date: 12 Oct 89 03:18:53 GMT
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From: illgen@hq.af.mil (Keneth..Illgen)

In article <9929@cbnews.ATT.COM> cperlebe@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Chris Perleberg) writes:
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>From: cperlebe@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Chris Perleberg)
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>In article <9867@cbnews.ATT.COM> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
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>>     What about caves in other areas of military significance?  Germany?
>>Central America?  The USSR?  Etc.???  We've read about the Viet Cong's use of
>>caves in Vietnam, what other historical battles involved the use of caves?

       While stationed in southern Italy I had the opportunity to visit
many caves used by the Germans and Italians. One that stands out is inside
Monte Vergine. The only flaw in this massive cave was its' west entrance. The 
positioning of it on the face of the mountain left it an easy target for 
allied planes. 
       A trip through southern and central Italy would give you ample 
opportunity to observe how the Germans withdrew through this country.
While German troops plodded along the coast the generals pretty much 
bee-lined up through the middle of the country.