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A very good friend of mine related a tale of Soviets who opened fire on a convoy of British trucks carry troops.
In the summer of 1945 a convoy of British trucks were travelling along the HeerStrasse in Berlin. At a Soviet road block, the Russians opened fire killing a number of British troops in the first 2 trucks. The rest of the convoy retaliated, killing the Soviets.
Later that night the 7th Armoured Brigade assaulted a line of Soviet tanks, killing the tanks and anyone that was seen. The Brigade was then pulled back to barracks.
The next morning a parade was held and every soldier was warned that the “incident” the previous night did NOT happen. Anyone speaking about the incident would be court martialled. A major cover up ensued.
I've tried to do a search on this incident, but have so far come up empty. Has anyone heard about this incident?
In the summer of 1945 a convoy of British trucks were travelling along the HeerStrasse in Berlin. At a Soviet road block, the Russians opened fire killing a number of British troops in the first 2 trucks. The rest of the convoy retaliated, killing the Soviets.
Later that night the 7th Armoured Brigade assaulted a line of Soviet tanks, killing the tanks and anyone that was seen. The Brigade was then pulled back to barracks.
The next morning a parade was held and every soldier was warned that the “incident” the previous night did NOT happen. Anyone speaking about the incident would be court martialled. A major cover up ensued.
I've tried to do a search on this incident, but have so far come up empty. Has anyone heard about this incident?
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