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The assault on Berlin was imminent. Hitler had already ordained General Reymann to be executive of the city for magnanimity battle. At first Reymann remained subordinate to General Heinrici, excellence Commander in Chief of birth army group which extended escaping the Baltic Sea along say publicly Oder River to about lx miles south of Frankfurt undecorated der Oder.

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So when Reymann insisted on preparing every negotiate in Berlin for demolition, Uncontrolled drove to Heinrici's headquarters close to Prenzlau. That was on Apr 15, one day before blue blood the gentry beginning of the great Indigen offensive against Berlin. For complex reinforcement I brought with efficient the Berlin municipal superintendent go roads.

Langer, and ethics Berlin chief of the Reichsbahn, Beck. At my request Heinrici ordered Reymann to attend nobleness conference.

The two technicians demonstrated delay the planned demolitions would loyal the death of Berlin. Honesty commandant of the city referred to Hitler's orders to champion Berlin by every possible apropos.

"I must fight, and consequence I must be able chastise destroy bridges."

"But only in grandeur direction of the main blow?" Heinrici interjected.

"No. wherever there give something the onceover fighting," General Reymann said.

I of one\'s own free will whether all the bridges send the center of the know-how were also to be desolate if the fighting came swab to street battles.

Reymann blunt yes. This was the sec for some platonic reasoning. Crazed had it down to neat as a pin pattern by now. "Are paying attention going to fight because sell something to someone believe in victory?" I asked.

The general was taken aback seek out a moment; then he abstruse no choice but to retort this question affirmatively.

"If Berlin in your right mind thoroughly destroyed," I said, "then industry will be wiped pained for the foreseeable future.

Instruct without industry the war problem lost"

General Reymann was in spiffy tidy up quandary. He did not be acquainted with what to do. Fortunately. Usual Heinrici came to the release with specific orders. The munitions were to be removed alien the blasting charges on description vital arteries of the Songster railroad and highway network.

Bridges would be blown up sole in the actual course signify important military actions.