On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:41:43 +0000, Denyav wrote:

The classic example was their nuclear research project. There was a
period in late 44 when both Heisenberg and Diebner were running parallel
programs and both required heavy water. There was only enough for one or
the other but the German reaction was to give each a portion

Diebner did not require any heavy water in late 44,that the reason why he
succeded and why British troops seized more than 10t heavy water in a
warehouse in Hamburg.
You also forgat to mention Houtermans and von Ardenne.
Not to mention that the German nuclear program was crippled severely by
the lack of heavy water, thanks to sabotage efforts of Thor Heyerdahl
(later famous for his Kon-Tiki raft showing the Egyptians could have
sailed to the Americas)