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Originally Posted by Guitar Woman
If you knew anything about WWII, you'd know that Rommel had a minimum amount of reinforcements that he could afford to send to the beachheads, you fucking retard. :/
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Aside from intelligence from sources (air recon and radio traffic) that are unreliable and changeable (re: weapons of mass destruction), how were they to know exactly what forces were at hand? Keep in mind, also, that this was Germany's famed, inpenterable "Atlantic Wall", their last line of defense. An obstacle so respected by the U.S./Britain that minute details like tides, weather, ect almost cancelled the whole operation. We didn't even think that we'd get as far as we did. The casualties ranged from 30-50% depending on your location and type of unit and this was low based on OUR own predictions. And then you're going to tell me these guys are going to carry along prisoners when time is so critical? Christ!! Grant it, the methodology was inhumane but the practicality cannot be denied.