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Originally Posted by Marius
Jens,
1. Do you know when exactly he died?
2. The readers have bought and read the book and not the dissertation. But why should it differe from the book?
Many people are using the book as a reliable source (look at the German war crimes exposition!). But nevertheless I have presented the original document here on the forum. So you can compare it with the "cut out" done by Gröhler. The authors intention was very clearly.
3. I wrote earlier that in many countries there were discussions about the possibilities and effects of an air war against civilians. This German document is clearly showing it was also done in Germany (discussed does not mean here executed).
You will not find a single target in Polish campaign that was bombed with the intention of demoralizing civilians. There was no time to and no need to do such things.
On the other hand before the war in Poland there were plans to bomb German cities, for example Königsberg (with the modern P.37 bombers). Was here the intension clear?
Marius
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Sorry couldnt answer since my absence from internet.
1. Didn't know exactly when, but must be around 1994 or so. Groehler was accussed for working with the Stasi (Eastern German Secret Service). He was fired and a broken man due this accussing. Later i heard from western german historicans, Groehler wasn't guilty... .
2. The intention is clear, but must not be wrong. Maybe he knows more. (Other documents which are not so clear like the quoted document, which ist the best for popular work)
3. That seems wrong. Already at 1st September 1939 german aircraft has order to destroy polish towns. article from German Newspaper "Die Zeit"
http://hermes.zeit.de/pdf/index.php?...03/07/A-Wielun
Stukas got
direct order to destroy the polish small town Wielun. See also reportage by german TV ZDF
http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/10/0,...185322,00.html
interviewing last surviving pilot by StG-77, who admitted to get order of targetting civilian buildings. Polish civilians reported also machinegunfire by Stukas.