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"“…General Allen went over there crossed the line to meet with the Russians. He and a General from the Russians they had a big night. They tried to drink each other under the table. I think Terry beat him”
On May 7th, Allen received word that…that…the German high command had signed the unconditional surrender of all the German forces in Europe….The following morning brought the official VE-day" — Jan 19, 2025 10:30PM
"“…General Allen went over there crossed the line to meet with the Russians. He and a General from the Russians they had a big night. They tried to drink each other under the table. I think Terry beat him”
On May 7th, Allen received word that…that…the German high command had signed the unconditional surrender of all the German forces in Europe….The following morning brought the official VE-day" — Jan 19, 2025 10:30PM
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“too great considerateness borders on cowardice, and cowardice in the face of the enemy is punished severely.”
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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
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“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
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“Now at this very moment I knew that the United States was in the war, up to the neck and in to the death. So we had won after all! ... How long the war would last or in what fashion it would end no man could tell, nor did I at this moment care ... We should not be wiped out. Our history would not come to an end ... Hitler's fate was sealed. Mussolini's fate was sealed. As for the Japanese, they would be ground to a powder. All the rest was merely the proper application of overwhelming force.”
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“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”
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“When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.”
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