Sept 20th,1944  Everything was ready to roll. Americans, Brits and other Allies were poised to run the Germans all the way to Russia. Few German forces had been seen and even fewer of the Panzers. The story was the Germans because of the Allied Strategic bombing of their fuel plants were low on everything and the Fuehrer had assigned most of it to the Luftwaffes defense over Berlin, the Ruhr and other important sites of Nazi armaments production. So while the Allies could move freely the Germans had to choose their movements based on available fuel. Before Christmas was the talk again, the War will be over by then. Could it really be over by Christmas the common Foot Soldier asked? And of course would He live and be in One piece to see it over?
