Why no flanking amphibious invasion in WWI?

[Imperious Leader]

Well he sent the Americans in for D-day didn’t he?

Yea for the real invasion they mostly used American and British, fewer Canadians.

Fear of them going Zombie or something.

[Omega1759]

@Imperious:

Well he sent the Americans in for D-day didn’t he?

Yea for the real invasion they mostly used American and British, fewer Canadians.

Fear of them going Zombie or something.

Proportionally, the Americans were under-represented on D-Day, with less than half the force.

A couple months later, I’m fairly certain that the American made more than half of the force.

[Imperious Leader]

Proportionally

On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops.

[Omega1759]

@Imperious:

Proportionally

On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops.

That’s what I was saying, less than half. Just look at the final position of field armies in Europe and it will be clear that the American made a lot more than half of West Allies forces at the end. I think politics played a role and the US needed to make room for the glory day, basically.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Allied_army_positions_on_10_May_1945.png

[Gargantua]

Part Timers, just like in WW1.

They weren’t even needed to win.

[Gargantua]

I don’t even know why we’re having this conversation.  IL dad was probably a draft dodger, and his grandpappy a conscientious objector.

[Imperious Leader]

No a zombie from Canada actually. Fought in World War Z with the rest of the Canadians.

[FieldMarshalGames]

@Omega1759:

@Imperious:

Proportionally

On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops.

That’s what I was saying, less than half. Just look at the final position of field armies in Europe and it will be clear that the American made a lot more than half of West Allies forces at the end. I think politics played a role and the US needed to make room for the glory day, basically.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Allied_army_positions_on_10_May_1945.png

Lets not forget ITALY.  Many of the Commonwealth and Allied forces were engaged in the Italian Campaign.  The US pulled forces from this theater to launch the Normandy invasion.

[aequitas-et-veritas]

wow ,you guys jumped like 30 years or so, amazing… :lol:

[ABWorsham4]

@aequitas:

wow ,you guys jumped like 30 years or so, amazing… :lol:

lol

[Omega1759]

@FieldMarshalGames:

@Omega1759:

@Imperious:

Proportionally

On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops.

That’s what I was saying, less than half. Just look at the final position of field armies in Europe and it will be clear that the American made a lot more than half of West Allies forces at the end. I think politics played a role and the US needed to make room for the glory day, basically.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Allied_army_positions_on_10_May_1945.png

Lets not forget ITALY.  Many of the Commonwealth and Allied forces were engaged in the Italian Campaign.  The US pulled forces from this theater to launch the Normandy invasion.

We see the 8th army on the map (in Italy)

[Imperious Leader]

Yea and the British really didn’t complete that campaign. Stopped by Luftwaffe divisions, mountains, and Italians.

[Gargantua]

Yeah and Kasserine Pass was such an American success.

[Imperious Leader]

For a few days, then we clobbered them. Italy not so much.

[FieldMarshalGames]

@Imperious:

For a few days, then we clobbered them. Italy not so much.

The terrain of ITALY is very difficult do not forget…  AND  the forces deployed there were serverly short of supplies and new troops due to the build up for OverLord.