[gusty]

I believe that Hitler's decision to leave behind forces to fight to the last man in the Channel Ports led to Patton being bogged down in Lorraine. This led to a logistical bottleneck in Normandy until these ports could be taken. Some of them remained in German hands for months. Without large supplies of gasoline, an armored force is not going to go on a swift offensive.

[Mollypitcher1]

Hadn’t thought about that but certainly a valid point. The supply lines were certainly overstretched and the Red Balkl Express under-supplied. I didn’t like Eisenhower giving priority, including supplies Patton needed, to Montgomery. The little Poppycock general cost us many lives. Montgomery was wrong on Dieppe, wrong on Market Garden, and wrong on a lot of things including Sicily and Bastogne. He only won El Alamein because the British Code Breakers at Bletchly Park intercepted the Italian supply orders for Rommel in North Africa. the British navy and RAF sank the supply ships sent from Italy to North Africa. Montgomery got the credit but he never could even catch Rommel whose withdrawal and escape were a lesson in military genius for all to see. My opinion, anyway.