Word: volksst
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Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Funny. In the U.S., they have been the butt of easy jokes - but the British, still full of memories of the days when the Home Guard was the backbone of home defense, are not so ready to laugh. The Volksstürmer have done an immense amount of work on Germany's border fortifications. The East Prussian Gauleiter boasted that in 100 days they had dug enough antitank ditches to reach from Königsberg to Lisbon. By taking over garrison duties in the rear, the Volkssturm releases better soldiers for the front lines. Whether fighting or digging, they...