So sorry Monsieur Sarkozy and Mr Obama, D-Day was a very BRITISH triumph

[lone wolf]

teehee. Sarcasm noted. There seems to be a definite lack of respect for the Americans in this discussion. After all, it was the yanks who took the brunt of the casualties that day. In fact, the canadians and brits had a bit of a cake walk compared to what the americans had to deal with.

Decisions about entering the war were political. American servicemen (according to friends of gramps) were eager to join the fight long before Pearl Harbour.

I say without the french and americans, D-day would have been a disaster.

That "cake walk" had a lot to do with precision bombers who missed an entire beach and its defences. Agreed.... Bloody Omaha was a mess. In a 1 kilometre wide beach, there was not one bomb crater in which to take cover.

 

[johnnyhangover]

That "cake walk" had a lot to do with precision bombers who missed an entire beach and its defences. Agreed.... Bloody Omaha was a mess. In a 1 kilometre wide beach, there was not one bomb crater in which to take cover.

Really? so the americans went in without air support? geesh, what a nightmare.

 

[lone wolf]

Really? so the americans went in without air support? geesh, what a nightmare.

Oh they had lots of air support. They had no cover from still intact coastal fortification. Really success was by virtue of some Rangers who came ashore at the wrong place and managed to flank the shore batteries.

 

[EagleSmack]

What is hilarious is a dispictcable way is that the brits say that the Americans do not give them enough credit but when you listen to them they say that they did it all and didn't need any help from anyone.

What saved the Brits was Hitler wanting to invade the Soviet Union. If Germany brought it's full weight to bear on England the brits would not have stood a chance. The Anglo-Allies in general take a lot of credit for the victory but it was the Soviets that gobbled up German troops by the millions.

 

[EagleSmack]

Just look at the brits post...

American and France do not give us the recognition and D-Day was a "very" BRITISH triumph.

No mention of Canadians in that title...the brits did it all.

 

[lone wolf]

Just look at the brits post...

American and France do not give us the recognition and D-Day was a "very" BRITISH triumph.

No mention of Canadians in that title...the brits did it all.

;-) We're used to it....

 

[lone wolf]

The triumph was they actually got agreement among several Brits....

 

[EagleSmack]

Brits don't even like to give proper credit to the "British Empire" troops who fought alongside them.

They never do... you guys were replacement troops to them.

Just like WWI...Canadian troops were massacred by silly outdated brit tactics.

"Over the top gentlemen!"

They wanted to use up Americans as replacement troops as well to fill gaps in their lines but Pershing told them to stick it.

 

[L Gilbert]

That, too.