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re: How were German armored divisions so much more elite than their US counterparts
Posted on 10/25/14 at 10:36 am to tbrig3211
Posted on 10/25/14 at 10:36 am to tbrig3211
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I never said post overlord.
Well, the implication is that without the Second Front (Overlord) - the Soviets would have lost. In reality, Stalin was pushing for it to take the load off his guys. Churchill was pushing for it to save as much of Western Europe as possible from Soviet occupation. FDR was reluctant because we still needed to fight the Japanese (which he knew was his electorate's priority, and would be less so for Sir Winston and Uncle Joe), and wanted to keep U.S. losses in the ETO at a minimum.
Thus all the wheeling and dealing between the Big Three.
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Posted on 10/25/14 at 10:54 am to Ace Midnight
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Well, the implication is that without the Second Front (Overlord) - the Soviets would have lost.
Without US troop involvement, not just Overlord, I firmly believe that Soviet Russia loses the war. Germany can use the divisions, and Rommel, from Africa and more troops from fortress Europe against the Soviets. This would have been enough to destroy the red army.
This post was edited on 10/25/14 at 10:56 am
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