[Blzbba]

"How many outhere, if we could do it over again, would vote for invading belgium or holland and cutting off france and their vichey govt(like island hopping)instead of losing all those men on D-day 1944-for France??"


While your 'request for vote' has no historical basis, I do understand your question and request that you research Operation Market Garden to see how bloody such an invasion probably would've been.

A large part of the preparation for D-Day was to feign invasions elsewhere, including Belgium and the Netherlands. Actually invading those areas would've been disastrous for the Allies, as the Nazis had defense networks in place for such invasions.

[TBarnett34]

I say let's storm the beaches of France again, for old times' sake, and count the milliseconds until they surrender.

[rang1995]

i agree with you ,but my anger at the french today overwhelms me that i sit back and wonder what if.

and so what if i screw up a word i din't use the spell check this time sorry.big deal

[Racehorse]

A large part of the preparation for D-Day was to feign invasions elsewhere, including Belgium and the Netherlands. Actually invading those areas would've been disastrous for the Allies, as the Nazis had defense networks in place for such invasions.

Italy provided bloody proof just how ferociously the Germans could defend those networks.  At the end of the war we were still fighting in northern Italy.