Talk about convoluted...

[Richard Hargreaves]

Have I cracked this nugget (I use the term loosely) correctly?

Wie es in zahlreichen Meldungen heißt, habe der von vielen nahezu als "unwahrscheinlich empfundene" Fall Tobruks nach den letzten militärischen Ereignissen, die trotz der Siege von Kertsch und Charkow den von den Volksgenossen gehegten Erwartungen auf die große Offensive und somit eines Näherrückens der Erfüllung ihrer Wünsche, nämlich der Vernichtung des Bolschewismus, nicht gerecht werden konnten, geradezu "erlösend" gewirkt.

As numerous reports state, the fall of Tobruk, which many people almost regarded as "impossible", had an almost "cathartic" effect after recent military events which, despite the victories at Kerch and Kharkov, could not fulfil the expectations of the great offensive cherished by fellow Germans and hence the chance of fulfilling their wishes, namely the destruction of Bolshevism.

'king hate SD reports... 'king hate SD reports... 'king hate SD reports...

[Hans]

I'd give you a pass. I'm nit picking by saying you could leave out "people" and just say "many".

- Hans

[Richard Hargreaves]

Cheers Hans.

It took me an hour to decypher that gem. Good job Meldungen aus dem Reich doesn't run to more than 6,500 pages. Oh wait...