Konin Continuity

[Raellus]

There appears to be a continuity error between Escape from Kalisz and Going Home that, AFAIK, isn't accounted for in canon.

Here's how Konin is described in EfK:

Originally Posted by Escape from Kalisz

There was some fighting around Konin and some of the population fled south into the woods, but most are now back and are working at repairing the bridge across the Warta River. There are 120 troopers of the Sov 89th CD (300 men), with one 120mm mortar, camped across the river, and they are helping the townspeople rebuild their bridge. The townspeople are impressed with the conduct of the Soviet troopers and their local commander, Captain L. I. Savchuk, and they are resentful of the Americans who blew up their bridge.

This description makes it sound like Konin has an active civilian population- enough able-bodied people to rebuild a bridge in the days and weeks following the Battle of Kalisz in mid July, 2000. GH is set three-to-four months after EfK, but it strongly implies that the town was abandoned in early 1999, over a year before the events of EfK.

Here's how GH describes Konin:

Originally Posted by Going Home

Konin, the city near the yard was abandoned early in 1999 when a case of bubonic plague was diagnosed there. This was a mistaken diagnosis, but the town's citizenry had left long before anyone could discover the mistake. The city was looted early and often, and the yard was visited a few times by refugees or marauders, but none of them had a way to carry off the tons of railroad rails that languished there, slowly rusting, until they were found by Captain Martens.

This description makes it sound like Konin is a ghost town by the time the Battle of Kalisz is fought in July 2000, and remains so until October-November 2000, when GH begins.

Are there any other references to Konin in canonical materials that could explain this seeming contradiction, or is it up to each Ref to explain the discrepancies? How would you handle it?

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