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To: BigBull who wrote (26177)	4/20/2002 10:44:06 AM
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The Battle of Caen v The Battle of Jennin. A study in contrasts? time.com The blast they heard next wasn't theirs. "I saw a flash of light that was thrown at us, but it didn't reach us. Immediately after, another flash of light," Sergeant Ron Drori told Time. "I understood right away it was a bomb." It wasn't a suicide attack, as early reports suggested, but a bomb thrown from a balcony. When the device detonated just feet from the soldiers, Palestinians on the roof opposite opened up with automatic weapons. "It was like a curtain of fire," said Drori. "We couldn't see anything, and all we could hear was the sound of bullets flying and hitting the walls. I started to hear the crying of people who were injured." valourandhorror.com "Montgomery later praised the assistance rendered by Bomber Command in the capture of Caen. 'Investigation showed the tremendous effect of the heavy bombing on the enemy...the Bomber Command attack played a vital part in the success of the operation.'... [Air Commodore Kingston -McCloughry and Sir Zuckerman] conducted a survey immediately after [the bombing] in order to determine its effectiveness. What they found totally contradicts the official version and Montgomery's attitude. Their report stated that there was virtually no sign of enemy gun positions, tanks, or German dead in the target area. They interviewed a number of officers and men of the 3rd Division, who expressed bewilderment over why the bombers had even been employed." (Decision in Normandy, Carlo D'Estes, Harper Perennial, 1991)