Re:Dragon’s Teeth – Stopping Tanks in Their Tracks
by rstupek on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @12:49PM
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Patton wasn't in command of the forces opposite the Ardennes nor was he in charge of the forces in the Western Front.
Re:Dragon’s Teeth – Stopping Tanks in Their Tracks
by hef19898 on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @02:38PM
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One can only wonder why that was... Maybe someone should ask Omar Bradley waht he did differently.
On a more serious note, while Patton wasm't in charge, he was still a high ranking General and had some influence.
It denied the best line of attack to the enemy.
The mistake was relying on the terrain of the unfortified Ardennes to deny a line of attack through the Low Countries.
Patton hisself was rather caught out by the same thinking in the winter of 1944.