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To: yawningotter

Also a factor in Germany’s defeat was the reality that German tank crews after July-August 1944 were not as well trained. Even in a superior tank like the Tiger or Panther poorly trained crews were no match for experienced American crews. A classic of this was the Battle of Arracourt in late September 1944 where American tankers won a lopsided victory over a German tank force consisting mostly of Panthers.


43 posted on 04/07/2018 3:37:22 PM PDT by princeofdarkness (Leftists. Their only response to failure is to double down.)
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To: princeofdarkness

Yup. Same as with Japanese pilots. Towards end game, the best were mostly dead.


51 posted on 04/07/2018 6:28:59 PM PDT by Psalm 144 ("For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there." - LBJ)
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