European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 Barbarossa. We germans continued from Page 14 four Star general and commander of Allied land forces Central Europe land cent in Fontainebleau France. He now lives in retirement in Southern Germany. Occasionally lecturing at . And German military. Institutes and think tanks. A  Heinz Guderian son of the legendary tank commander and strategist with the same name knew about the planned invasion on Jan. 1,1941. Quot i was t supposed to know but i heard it from my Mother. She was t supposed to know either Quot he said. \ Guderian said he was at his Berlin  leave from the Western front on new year s Day Quot my father was there and in a bad mood sad and. Irritated at the same time i asked my Mother what was wrong. He d just received the Knight s Cross Ritter a. Kreuz from Hitler. He should have been in High spirits. Quot she said he d been spending weeks studying maps of North Africa and Napoleons Campaign in Egypt Etc and one Day he threw everything into the. Corner of the room and was. Very sad because he was told Hiller wanted to invade the soviet Union. A. A a. Quot he then began studying the campaigns of Napoleon and Carl Xii of Sweden both Defeated badly after. A -., invading Russia. I done to have to say he was very. Sceptical about our  t a the younger Guderian was a Captain and headed a. Tank company unit in the 3rd Panzer corps at the time of a the invasion.  27,. A v a Quot i  Border from Lublin Poland. Our goal was Kiev but upon reaching it we were ordered to Stop. We then headed South but after taking Rostov on Don we were soon kicked out that was the first Retreat for the a German army in  Quot of i a v a Guderian was then ordered to the Western front and led the breakout at Falaise France where the allies had them trapped during the Normandy Campaign in 1944 he was awarded the Knight s Cross for the. Deed. He was also wounded there strafed by an american fighter. Guderian got a Bullet in his Back that went through his. Body and Camo out of the front of his shoulder. V Quot the Bullet did no to touch a thing that was vital. And. A except for getting some blood in , it was t that painful i was a Miracle really while recovering in the     . Hospital my father brought me the Knight s Cross think we re the Only father son team to have the  a Guderian called operation Barbarossa madness he said if this was the great plan in hitlers mind it was a. Very poor and bumbling one. A. A  Guderian retired from the bund Estehr at  of major general. He lives in retirement in Bonn and a. Contributes to scholarly journals on military matters a readers action Lin who controls red Cross messages i have a question concerning the reel Cross. I would like to know who gives them the authority to play god and to choose what messages they think should go. Out to a Soldier and which ones should not. A  a  . A my Mother was diagnosed with Colon cancer in a february my family tried several times to get a message through the red Cross in 97th general in Frankfurt to _ saudi Arabia and the red Cross refused saying it would Send a message Only for death birth and undue a. Financial hardships �.�"�. / a i  Well cancer is As close to death As Ope can get. Quot a second How can a birth be More important than severe illness cancer ? also How can undue financial hardship be Moie important than that   i be never needed the red Cross before in my 13 years of service and the one time i needed them they failed. Me. I needed to be there with my Mother during this. Time. I needed to be there for her. T done to want to go see her soviet red army soldiers laugh at the germans captured ersatz  till the death continued from Page 15. A a.  ��?�.�. The germans were Only a few Kilometres from  he participated in still More Battles before retreating toward Moscow. A. A. Quot in the beginning of the War it was a big Shock to see my comrades killed but soon we were accustomed to it Quot he said. A a. A    . A for three years Zinoviev flew dozens of missions Over. Poland Czechoslovakia and Berlin in an Ilyushin ii, a Low flying bomber. A        . A Pilot fatalities ran High he said a Quot pilots  10 to 15 times. For us it. Death was a moment. The plane exploded and a Man  a although Zinoviev was briefly imprisoned  anti Stalin statements in 1939i he said the former soviet Leader was shrewd to sign the non aggression pact with. A Hitler. Quot it was a measure to prevent the beginning of the War to win at least two or. Three years. And Hitler was Clever. Enough to understand    . A  a but Hitler erred Zinoviev said by beginning his assault on the soviet Union six months to one year too late. V Hitler he said had incorrectly assumed the bolshevik. State would collapse when his troops marched into the soviet Union. A  ���,�?�/.�when1 she a dead How do you expect me to be Able to. A a function      �?�.  . A      she is also my child care provider for my three kids and my dependent. And with All that they still would t. Send a message. In a not the Only one in . Staff sgt. Magdalena Gamble operation desert storm in Charlesf Baier regional manager american red Cross european area he replies a since the beginning of the Gulf crisis the american f .�7 red Cross has sent Over 180,000 emergency messages for our military service members.  .     . In this particular Case when the initial Contact was. A a made for verification of the emergency the attending. Physician advised there was no  the  a presence and did not  leave  a the red Cross worker did encourage the. Service member s husband to communicate directly explaining there was no recommendation for presence. Our worker was remiss in not providing a notification message of the pending surgery and the doctor  /   v 1  Zinoviev said he believes Germany was doomed from the Start. ,. Quot it the . Was Strong to resist this aspect of. Soviet life is unknown in the West or ,&Quot he said. Quot we were ready to lose not 20 million but even 100 a million people were ready to fight till the death. It was an. Advantage of this  Zinoviev does not speak of some of the horrors of the a War. He received a minor wound Quot it Vas impossible to go to a Hospital Quot. So did three of his Brothers and a sister who served. A  a. A despite continuing losses he described morale As very High a but  Victory our army was a i a / demoralized Quot he said. I . Zinoviev said the German mind regarded the soviet. People As inferior. Quot experience shows the soviet army can prove to be very Strong and soviet generals Are not so stupid. The. Best generals in world War ii were russians like Zhukov Quot he said Zinoviev now a German citizen writes at Home his novels include the reality of communism the yawning. Heights the Radiant future notes of a night watchman anteroom to Paradise and philosophical problems of a Many valued logic. He was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago a. A a Iton feb. 24, one of our workers personally visited the service member smother while  hospitalized on March 12, the service member requested a Post a operative report and that information was provided. A through red Cross channels    a ��&Quot.� we sincerely apologize to the family for any anxiety that was cause the american red Cross commitment to provide programs and services that improve the Quality. Of human life and help people prepare for and Cope with a emergencies continues Quot a ,. A. To write us a readers action line is the readers a Quot court of last  to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other a avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars. And stripes Apo 09211-4211. A letters must be signed and preference Wilt be Given to those. A a. Seeking information of general interest to our readers. A. A i /. A  a Quot  a. Page 16 a the stars and stripes Friday june 21,1991