Comments on: From Monet Gardens to Gardens of Stone: Seven Days on the AmaLyra, Part III. https://travelingboy.com/travel/from-monet-gardens-to-gardens-of-stone-seven-days-on-the-amalyra-part-iii/ Traveling Adventures Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:24:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Ed Boitano https://travelingboy.com/travel/from-monet-gardens-to-gardens-of-stone-seven-days-on-the-amalyra-part-iii/#comment-27740 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:54:12 +0000 https://travelingboy.com/travel/?p=33063#comment-27740 Thank you, Ron. Yes, it was conscripted German children and old men who made up the Volkssturm. There were also a number of battle tested vetds, often wounded and weary, who guarded the Gates of Berlin. But, no one could stop the Red Army, with its overwhelming amount of troops, as they charged past them into the city. Apparently, Hitler ordered the complete destruction of Berlin, leaving no trace that the city had even existed. Communication from his bunker never reached his generals, and we are thankful that one of world’s greatest cities remains today.

]]> By: Ron Jameson https://travelingboy.com/travel/from-monet-gardens-to-gardens-of-stone-seven-days-on-the-amalyra-part-iii/#comment-27696 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:57:55 +0000 https://travelingboy.com/travel/?p=33063#comment-27696 Yes, there has been volumes written about Normandy and WWII, but I loved the way you shared your thoughts abouts the young Germans as you toured the bunkers. We always just think about the other side as enemies, not as human beings that don’t like being there anymore that our boys. They were simply following orders from a fanatic who could care less about their lives. Same situation in the Ukraine today.  The world will never smarten up and quit listening to these fools who are out for their own gain. Pardon my political message, but the same things is playing out today.

 

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