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To: Retain Mike
memories of American paratroop losses in North Africa and Sicily

I'll have to look up North Africa - I don't recall it as having been a paratroop disaster. Most of the planes ended up landing an the men had to walk to their objective.

As I recall, the primary disaster at Sicily was friendly fire.

20 posted on 06/05/2017 7:13:54 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

I don’t remember a lot of losses in North Africa either. I think the problem was the overall experience said the doctrine behind paratroop landings did not work. I see from Sicily, they painted three white stripes on every airplane that was part of the invasion,


32 posted on 06/05/2017 7:44:29 PM PDT by Retain Mike
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To: PAR35

The error is mine. The other problem for the Allies was in Italy. I just checked Eisenhower’s book again.


44 posted on 06/05/2017 9:45:47 PM PDT by Retain Mike
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