• mars296@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    Probably because of the Soviets. Dividing up Germany was not without risk. Soviet tanks and American tanks were parked across the boarders from each other with rounds ready to fire.

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      6 months ago

      An example is when Soviet tanks and troops marched into Czechoslovakia in 1948 I think it was, everyone in Europe got put back into a state of high alert.