I AM old enough to remember the pre-war and the phoney-war impressions of
the population of the cities of Birmingham and Coventry about the
capabilities of the Luftwaffer.

It was "They'll never get this far."

At the same time the citizens of Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden were
saying much the same thing.

"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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I AM old enough to remember the pre-war and the phoney-war impressions of
the population of the cities of Birmingham and Coventry about the
capabilities of the Luftwaffer.

It was "They'll never get this far."

At the same time the citizens of Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden were
saying much the same thing.

Whath they found out was that they don't have to ALL get through.

Reg Edwards wrote:
"At the same time the citizens of Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden
were saying much the same thing."

Yes. Hermann Goering boasted early in the war that his name was mud if
bombs fell on Berlin.

Later in the war as Hermann scurried for shelter he was heard
introducing himself as "Herr Mud".

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI