To: bioqubit
"Even during WWII, there were generals and admirals who were too afraid to fight. I recall a fascinating account in the weeks before the D-Day invasion of Europe, of a general who complained to Eisenhower that the plans would lead to catastrophe and unacceptable losses." The U.S. landed 6 Army/Marine divisions in all of Normandy on D-Day, 1944. The Germans had more than 44 Wehrmacht and Panzer armored divisions for the defense.
Traditional military thought was that we'd be slaughtered.
29 posted on
06/05/2008 11:41:43 AM PDT by
Southack
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To: Southack
The U.S. landed 6 Army/Marine divisions in all of Normandy on D-Day, 1944. Marine Divisions on Normandy? I never heard of that.
74 posted on
06/05/2008 1:39:56 PM PDT by
Ditto
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To: Southack
The U.S. landed 6 Army/Marine divisions in all of Normandy on D-Day, 1944. The Germans had more than 44 Wehrmacht and Panzer armored divisions for the defense.
No Marines I know of. I think the 6 divisions included 3 British and Canadian divisions as well.
77 posted on
06/05/2008 2:12:53 PM PDT by
Cheburashka
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