To: Ennis85
"German infantry weapons and tactics outpaced ours."
Tactics, possibly -- but weapons? The Garand alone gave US troops far greater capabilities than most German units.
4 posted on
11/24/2017 9:11:35 AM PST by
Wyrd bið ful aræd
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
Additionally, as terrible as out casualties were, the Germans suffered only a few thousand less, and were far less able to absorb them at that point.
5 posted on
11/24/2017 9:16:25 AM PST by
Wyrd bið ful aræd
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
7 posted on
11/24/2017 9:19:16 AM PST by
Ennis85
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