[BroJoeK]

Colorado tanker: "It was a long and costly campaign that ultimately did little to end the war."

According to this site:

"By October 1943 the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth Armies together had only 11 divisions, but this force was able to tie down some 20-odd German divisions throughout the long campaign."

Also one of the best German commanders, "Smiling Albert" Kesselring.

[colorado tanker]

Hmmm. Not smiling now.

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I did a little googling on Kesselring. I did not realize the Brits tried him and put a death sentence on him. Churchill, Alexander and others highly placed worked to commute that and later to secure his release. Kesselring seemed very loyal to the German WWII vets.