Posted by oldtanker on December 16, 2013 at 07:43:27 from (66.228.255.116):
In Reply to: Breakthrough! posted by Bill(Wis) on December 16, 2013 at 06:37:44:
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Bradley had little choice. Like any large force commander Bradley had to rely on his staff for advice on when and where to place units. At the time he was an Army commander. Army is defined as 2 or more Corps each made up of 2 or more divisions. One man can't possibly manage everything while engaged in combat of a force that size. Bradley didn't drop the ball, his staff did. It's still his fault, it was his staff.
The big mistake there was believing that Germany was on the verge of collapse and could not mount a major offensive. Hence the poorly defended sector. "They couldn't mount a major attack supported by armor in this area" mentality overlooked the attack on the low countries that became known as the "Blitz" that led to the fall of France.
That attack did an end around of the heavily defended border between France and Germany. That attacked worked because it forced the French and BEF to react to them.
Bill what is really amazing is the several battles that were fought that could have been avoided in the European theater so some general officer could get his name into the history books. Unlike the Bulge the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest had no significant military objective and simply could have been encircled and starved out.
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