I have read enough history, as many of you also have, to know that throughout the First and Second world wars, there were many industrial, political and religious locations ruled as OFF-LIMITS to artillery and aerial bombing.*I live near the home of the Patton family. Gen. George Patton, son of the legendary WWII leader of Third Army across Europe, served in Viet Nam. His nephew told me that the General would not purchase Michelin tires for his car, EVER. When his units were ambushed by Viet Cong, the VC would quickly retreat into the rubber tree farms owned by that French company, because they knew that US ground and air forces were strictly forbidden to follow them in, and hurt their property! .
During WWII, the sprawling arms plants of Krupp, in Essen Germany, were never seriously bombed until late 1944, despite the fact that in these buildings, the Tiger and Mark IV tanks, the dreaded 88, naval guns, army trucks & half-tracks, submarine sections, MG machine guns and many other weapons were being assembled in huge numbers. Essen was relatively easier to reach, than Berlin and many other targets deeper into Germany. And the complex was so massive that the RAF or the US 8th Air Force couldn’t miss, day or night! Yet, for actual reasons which I have not read, the Allies allowed the Krupps to continue on until late in the war. Anyone else know?
^Mangy: I’m aware of our need to leave the rubber plantations intact, and also aware of the oil drilling that was going on with the help of U.S. companies, in ’66-67. (1st Cav-66-67)
Gypsy8 over 8 years ago
It’s an incredibly complex spider web of warring factions. My guess is there was a strategic reason for holding off on destroying the oil trucks.
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
C’mon, Chip, this is just stupid, even for you.
moosemin over 8 years ago
I have read enough history, as many of you also have, to know that throughout the First and Second world wars, there were many industrial, political and religious locations ruled as OFF-LIMITS to artillery and aerial bombing.*I live near the home of the Patton family. Gen. George Patton, son of the legendary WWII leader of Third Army across Europe, served in Viet Nam. His nephew told me that the General would not purchase Michelin tires for his car, EVER. When his units were ambushed by Viet Cong, the VC would quickly retreat into the rubber tree farms owned by that French company, because they knew that US ground and air forces were strictly forbidden to follow them in, and hurt their property! .
During WWII, the sprawling arms plants of Krupp, in Essen Germany, were never seriously bombed until late 1944, despite the fact that in these buildings, the Tiger and Mark IV tanks, the dreaded 88, naval guns, army trucks & half-tracks, submarine sections, MG machine guns and many other weapons were being assembled in huge numbers. Essen was relatively easier to reach, than Berlin and many other targets deeper into Germany. And the complex was so massive that the RAF or the US 8th Air Force couldn’t miss, day or night! Yet, for actual reasons which I have not read, the Allies allowed the Krupps to continue on until late in the war. Anyone else know?Dtroutma over 8 years ago
^Mangy: I’m aware of our need to leave the rubber plantations intact, and also aware of the oil drilling that was going on with the help of U.S. companies, in ’66-67. (1st Cav-66-67)