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LiberalFighter

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4. Bombing the rail lines wouldn't had stopped the execution of Jews IMO.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 11:15 PM

Apr 2012

Depending on the location: If in enemy territory let them go free and cause overuse of food supplies. If within German territory I would think they would had either left them in the rail cars or taken them out to a location nearby and and shoot them. Isn't that what they did with some of them under other circumstances? Failing that they would have utilize other methods.

The Nazi's didn't have scruples about what they did.

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U.S. Holocaust Museum refutes FDR supporters' defense of failure to bomb Auschwitz [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

Interesting. bemildred Jan 2012 #1

I seem to recall Martin Gilbert writing in "Auschwitz and the Allies" that the camps weren't Adsos Letter Jan 2012 #2

Bombing the rail lines wouldn't had stopped the execution of Jews IMO. LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #4

It's important to keep in mind we're viewing the scenario in 2012 RZM Jan 2012 #3

It's not like FDR had drones. Bombing was not a terribly accurate enterprise back in those days. MADem Apr 2012 #5