I always hear stories about American and Allied soldiers single handedly holding off an insane amount of Nazis or Japanese soldiers. Are there any cases in WWII where an entire American regiment couldn't advance through a town because of one German holding them off?

Is it just Allied propaganda? Did the Allies just never report cases where of Axis one man armies? Genuinely curious.

Edit: Sorry for being vague, i was trying to see if there was any point in history on a battlefield where you would be facing an enemy running you simultaneously.

There is a popular story that is supposed to be historic that depicts battles where one or both sides are completely destroyed. One battle included millions of people and ended with a one on one fight of the last remaining soldiers. I was wondering if anything remotely similar has occurred in history.

Considering the word decimated means one dead in ten, I would guess that 10% casualty rate would be pretty standard for an outright victory

I know that in the British Army at the time, commissions had to be purchased for a given sum (usually from a retiring or promoted officer) but what about the Continental army?

Were they issued by Generals or did they have to come from the Continental Congress? Also, were they given to anyone, or were they only issued to what would be considered a "Gentleman"?

For those who don't understand what I mean, Bryan (D) was a great speaker of his time, tied the Bible and politics together seamlessly in his speeches, and was known to even get the little old ladies riled up with his speeches. His speech "Cross of Gold" is known by some as one of the greatest speeches ever.

On the other hand, McKinley (R) only had a picture of himself with the word "Prosperity" at the top of it. He didn't campaign. He didn't even answer questions of what he was running for. In fact, he didn't even talk to reporters or anything like that.

How could McKinley win with such a large margin with almost nothing as a campaign?

During long sieges, how would the families of besieging armies support themselves?

Was laundry, cooking, stealing, and sex work necessary for these women and children to survive while living with an army? How much overlap was there between soldiers' families and other camp followers?

Were wives and their children often vulnerable to attacks or theft by other soldiers in the army? If an army was defeated, would any children and civilian women be shared?

I mostly mean from early on in history. From what I've heard, Japan and Korea don't really have a good relationship now, but then what was the difference that made the US and England have such a good relationship?

Many communists glorify the French Revolution as the bourgeois revolution that crushed feudalism throughout Europe and transitioned the continent to capitalism. Because of this, did any of the communist countries recognize Bastille Day as an official holiday and/or hold celebrations for it?

I am looking for a book that covers the end of the Third Reich. I am interested in the lead up to and conclusion of the Battle of Berlin, the subsequent German capitulation, Victory in Europe, Nuremburg Trials, and the fates of the various Nazi officials, heads of government, generals, etc.

Stories about the collapse of great powers really interest me and I enjoy spending many hours reading about such things on Wikipedia, though I am looking for a more in-depth book about Germany specifically. Also I would prefer it to have an eBook version

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By detailed plan I mean:

► Specified targets, a nuclear target-map maybe.

► Have they planned to "totally annihilate" the opponent, or just take out key military / political centers, and try invasion or peace talks after that?

► Would this have been the "end of humanity" with total destruction of everyone, or some areas would have been unaffected by it? (e.g. Australia, South-America, Africa, etc.)

Hi there! So I know we have a very exciting view of the daring attempts made to cross the Berlin wall, but it is my understanding that once in West Berlin you were still surrounded on every side by East Germany. Does this mean you were essentially still trapped? You would be able to make it from there into wider Europe?

What were things like logistically for West Berlin citizens? Could they come and go fairly easily or were they quite clearly surrounded by a (sometimes) hostile nation?

Finally, as West Berlin had very close ties with West Germany, how easy was travel between them? Could I board a plane as I would now to travel from Bonn to West Berlin? Could I perhaps even have driven? What restrictions were in place, both technically and realistically.

Many thanks!

Edit: Spelling/grammar