East Germans were, for some reason, very eager to intervene
Whatever, they wanted or not, they wouldn't and couldn't do without Moscow's approval. So those troop movements are a moot point.
If the German Army had moved in, it would have been an escalation and what they were afraid of most of all that would lead to another uprising.
I too spoke to honourable people
Maybe they are honorable but if they were regular officers in the commie army I'm rather skeptical as to their honor.
What I question is their political awareness. It is an easy excuse in a retrospective view. If not for us, there would have been some troops movement, the Germans would have moved in. Oh?! Really? You have done the right thing then... lol!
Really? Did those honorable people not strike you a bit being on the slow side?
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