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Originally Posted by wrxsti
Interesting topic, and timely of course.
As for being holed up in Normandy, was this a result of the Nazis getting thier act together quickly enough to bog the Allies down in the Hedgerows? As I understand it, this area allowed the Germans to offset the Allied advantages of equipemnt and especially airpower, forcing close-in conflict and an acre by acre fight?
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Yeah, all things considered, the Germans reacted quite quickly had large formations of troops moving towards the landing beaches by the end of June 6th.
It also wasn't just the hedgerows that slowed the allies up, though that was certainly a major factor in the American sectors. The Germans simply knew how to fight, and much of the officer and NCO corps had years of combat experience, while the allied forces were generally pretty green.