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Originally Posted by Northendzone
i guess i was wondering if knowing what we know today, was the battle plan solid, or was it flawed and it just happened to work out. obviously there are lots of moving parts and variables here but it seem that the nposts provided by you and FurnaceFace provided me with some of the insight i was looking for.
the start of saving private ryan seems to me to represent what those guys went thru right after getting of the landing craft - and if the movie is clsoe to reality, i could not imagine being able to function on almost any level.
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The only other logical option at the time would have been to invade France through Italy but that would have taken a long time. Basically the Soviets were demanding relief and that meant that the Allies had to get boots into France sooner rather than later. No plan is perfect. There are plenty of things I would have changed if given the opportunity. I do however, think they did a damn admirable job given the sheer number of obstacles and challenges thrown in their way.