Such obnoxious disregard for the British contributions on D-Day.
Some numbers:
Warships:
British: 78,244
USA: 20,380
Troops:
British: 75,214
USA: 57,500
“but for the bravery of the Americans...”
I don’t think that comment was meant to belittle the contribution of the British and Canadians, but to emphasize the hardships the U.S. forces faced on Omaha beach. By a quirk of fate, Omaha Beach was defended by a veteran Wehrmacht infantry division, the 352nd, not a “static” division comprised of inferior troops.
What the U.S. 1st Div., 29th Div.,and Rangers faced at Omaha Beach was nothing like the other four Allied beaches. I believe the only other two-division amphibious force that could have taken Omaha Beach that day would have been the USMC.