re: At full strength who was more powerful in ww2 Germany or US?

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We didn't bomb Normandy nearly long enough before invading.

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1 the invasion was dependent on a relatively rare confluence of weather, moon and tide. These windows were usually weeks apart. When an opportunity presented itself they had to take it

2. The lack of prolonged heavy bombardment was part of a deliberate deception plan to make the Germans believe the main landing would come at the Pas de Calais. It worked to perfection. Even after the Normandy landings were days old, Hitler refused to commit reserves to Normandy, thinking it was a diversion. While the lack of bombardment may have cost lives initially, it saved lines in the long run. At any event, we were ashore and moving inland at the end of day one. Omaha Beach notwithstanding, the invasion couldn't have gone much better