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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
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Subject: Re: Airborne Operations
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Date: 12 Jul 90 02:58:34 GMT
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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)


Anyone remembered the German Sixth Army in Russia ?  Apparently they
were trapped by the Russian.  During the early stages of the encirclement
the Sixth Army was supplied by air.  Did the German used guilders for that ?
I also remember seeing some TV documentary about it.  The supplies 
brought in were far less than required to sustain the Sixth Army.  
In the end the Sixth Army surrendered and the Russian ended up 
capturing a German Field Marshal (or the German equivalent, it was interesting
that he was promoted the day before by Hilter to make sure he doesn't
surrender).

Anthony

[mod.note:  Sixth Army was, of course, encircled near Stalingrad, and
the field marshal in question was von Paulus. - Bill ]

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