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Korps Steiner · 24-03-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 4th wilts

i think it is a shame that rommel was not there.he would have had those divs blown off the beach area big time.no problem.one post mentions salerno.ooof.lee

Really !!!! maybe i've misunderstood this post but you would have liked to see Rommel achieve that ????

4th wilts · 24-03-2008, 01:17 PM

i mean his divs.lee.

Korps Steiner · 24-03-2008, 01:41 PM

Aha Lee i did misunderstand ! !

4th wilts · 24-03-2008, 01:55 PM

to me,the thing that people dont remember,is the fact that so many lst,s and lsi,s,were taken away for the anvil adventure,which meant that overlord was put back by about a month.which was more important,the sucess of overlord or anvil.lee.

kfz · 24-03-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4th wilts

i think it is a shame that rommel was not there.he would have had those divs blown off the beach area big time.no problem.one post mentions salerno.ooof.lee

Rommel was there????

4th wilts · 24-03-2008, 02:59 PM

i understood he was at home,with his mrs and boy.i think it was her birthday was it not.quite a long drive to his h.q,was it not.runsted was a better general anyway imo.lee.

sapper · 24-03-2008, 03:41 PM

It would not have made the slightest difference. Rommel was always inferior to Monty and by then a spent force. My opinion only...

For quite some time in the early days, we were vastly outnumbered. The boasts of "little fish we shall throw them back in the channel" never happened, they tried, and nearly reached to coast at Lion. But the screen of anti tank guns and the arrival of the Airborne at about 21 hours, resulted in them turning tail.
Again my opinion only.
Sapper

4th wilts · 24-03-2008, 04:41 PM

yes,i reckon rommel was inferior to monty as well brian,imo a corps c/o at best.getting back to the question of the capture of the eastern bridgeheads.of course it was important.lee.

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24-03-2008, 01:17 PM	#22 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	i mean his divs.lee.

24-03-2008, 01:55 PM	#24 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	to me,the thing that people dont remember,is the fact that so many lst,s and lsi,s,were taken away for the anvil adventure,which meant that overlord was put back by about a month.which was more important,the sucess of overlord or anvil.lee.

24-03-2008, 02:59 PM	#26 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	i understood he was at home,with his mrs and boy.i think it was her birthday was it not.quite a long drive to his h.q,was it not.runsted was a better general anyway imo.lee.

24-03-2008, 03:41 PM	#27 (permalink)
sapper WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,512	It would not have made the slightest difference. Rommel was always inferior to Monty and by then a spent force. My opinion only... For quite some time in the early days, we were vastly outnumbered. The boasts of "little fish we shall throw them back in the channel" never happened, they tried, and nearly reached to coast at Lion. But the screen of anti tank guns and the arrival of the Airborne at about 21 hours, resulted in them turning tail. Again my opinion only. Sapper

24-03-2008, 04:41 PM	#28 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	yes,i reckon rommel was inferior to monty as well brian,imo a corps c/o at best.getting back to the question of the capture of the eastern bridgeheads.of course it was important.lee.

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