> > On June 22, 1812, Napoleon's Grande Armee crossed the Niemen River. On > September 14, 1812, the French entered Moscow. > > On June 22, 1941, the Wehrmacht crossed the Bug River. On October 15, 1941, > they reached the outskirts of Moscow - their furthest point. > > Blitzkrieg, my sainted grandmother. Napoleon did it better and without > panzers. > > The identity of the start dates is uncanny; Hitler had put off the start of > Barbarossa several times. One wonders if he'd noticed Napoleon's date. > > The start positions were almost identical; the Bug starts just to the south > of where the Niemen turns eastward. > Thought you might find this interesting. > > Jonathan Hayes
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