Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: yawningotter

Gavin and Browning lost Market Garden by wasting time securing a hill outside of town instead of the 2nd bridge.

The delay caused by the bridge not being taken when the tanks arrived ended all chance of victory.


2,447 posted on 02/28/2024 5:19:05 PM PST by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2376 | View Replies ]


.


2,448 posted on 02/28/2024 5:26:40 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2447 | View Replies ]

To: Farcesensitive

None of that would have been an issue if Monty had kept going after taking Antwerp. Monty didn’t keep hitting the Germans when they only cared about getting out of Holland, and that gave Von Rundstedt plenty of time to restore order to his front. Monty could have also cleared the Schelde and relieve the supply crisis. By the time he got around to that, the Germans were ready for him there, too.


2,467 posted on 02/28/2024 8:05:53 PM PST by yawningotter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2447 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson