"Ike vs Monty: Command failure at the Falaise Gap" Topic
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Tango01 | 01 Jun 2017 12:15 p.m. PST |
"The Allies had agreed to appoint an American Supreme Commander for Operation Overlord, the cross-Channel invasion of northwestern France. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt selected General Dwight D. Eisenhower for that role. The British then selected the operational commanders in chief for the Allied air, sea, and ground forces that would serve under Eisenhower. The same system of command had been used in the Mediterranean in 1942 and 1943 with mixed results. It was further agreed that Eisenhower would take command of Allied ground forces when a second U.S. Army (George Patton's Third) was activated in France. Historians in the United States have been wrestling with Eisenhower's role as supreme Allied commander since the end of the war. A group of American senators touring the Mediterranean in 1943 asked the critical question: "[Andrew] Cunningham commands the naval forces. [Arthur] Tedder commands the air forces, and [Harold] Alexander commands the ground forces. What in hell does Eisenhower command?" The answer to that question had left his supporters worried that the truth would diminish Eisenhower's historical stature. Historians from the United States do not like to discuss the Falaise Gap because events suggest that Eisenhower …! Main page link Amicalement Armand |
14th NJ Vol | 01 Jun 2017 7:35 p.m. PST |
Interesting read. Thanks for posting it. Andy |
goragrad | 01 Jun 2017 10:55 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 02 Jun 2017 10:55 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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