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2024-06-06 Britain

The pub where Eisenhower and Patton made D-Day plans

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-06 09:27|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 ...British, Commonwealth and American troops would land.

The Canadians had a whole beach themselves. Think of the manpower that called for and the size of their contribution. Unimaginable today.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-06-06 11:07|| 2024-06-06 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 A war was won on the back of a bar napkin.

No OPS research
No 'inch pebble' scheduling
No GPS guidance
No logistics preload

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-06 16:03|| 2024-06-06 16:03|| Front Page Top

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