Horrendous casualties in the tens of thousands from frostbite and exposure as most of our troops were in summer clothing.
Some “brilliant Genius”, (was it Omar Bradly?) decided the “War Will Be Over By Christmas” and put the men’s winter gear in storage, not shipping it to the front lines as would have been prudent.
“Some “brilliant Geniusâ€, (was it Omar Bradly?) decided the “War Will Be Over By Christmas†and put the men’s winter gear in storage, not shipping it to the front lines as would have been prudent.”
They made a judgment call on how to use the limited amount of transportation capacity that was available to the frontlines; ammunition, gasoline, and reinforcements to pursue the German Army over the Rhine River before it could mount an adequate defense or truck uniforms for a less mobile and less armed combat force. The decision proved to be too little too late to avoid the emergency demand on logistics resulting from the German counteroffensive.