Re: Normandy, B-26s, Utah Beach and Omaha Beach

hcobb wrote:
On Nov 30, 9:53 am, Dan <B24...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, I know you didn't mean to imply the Marines hit Omaha beach, right?

The bitter taste of that assault got the US Army out of the beach
hitting biz ASAP.

Dugout Doug was the last Army general who really believed in the power
of an amphib assault to shock and awe the enemy, but he got Peter
Principle Promoted up to the point where he had to plan defenses on a
country-sized scale, and he wasn't up to that job.

-HJC


Is it just me or does that response make no sense?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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