Similar.
Our guys were getting pounded then.
Dad assured me the survivors of the 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment...the 300 or so who made it and able to fight...took more than their fair share of revenge later in the war.
But for those who do not know, the Norklandians are hardened fighters. And they will fight if ever called to do so. And they’re pretty good at it.
The fighting prowess you describe is dead.
Its been all about food and survival for decades.