Operation Varsity - The thing I found most interesting is how often the Allies think they have a great plan and it always seems to backfire on them. The example from this presentation was their use of smoke screens that hindered them finding drop zones.
Seelow Heights - I was just shocked my the sheer numbers the Russians were willing to lose in order to "win" the battle. I think I've mentioned this before but how much quicker would the war have been over and how many deaths could have been prevented if the Soviets had used just a little more military strategy rather than just sending every male with a gun into a fire fight and hoping it all came down to a numbers game.
Battle of Budapest - I think I saw another comment on this but I was most interested in the aspect of the psychological warfare that was used. I'd be interested to hear more about this not only from this battle but in the war overall. Maybe a good topic to recommend to someone taking the class next semester.
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