69th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden

soopaman2 · 09-19-13, 03:11 PM

Market Garden was a strategic disaster.

It relied on the wrong assumption that the Normandy drops worked so well.

Well they didn't, it was mens bravery, and not on the plan itself, Normandy drops were way off.

I could understand strategically why it was important, but they commited too few resources. Lets just drop light infantry, and hope for the best....

I think Market Garden set the war back, IMHO. Complete misaalocation of resources for political reasons, not tactical.

Securing Antwerp, sure it woulda worked, if you commited more than light infantry paratroopers, and "allied" forces who arrived to late to matter.

American Paras got screwed in this, and bad choices from command stain the legacy they made as warriors.

We love the airborne, thank you all.

09-19-13, 03:11 PM	#18
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Market Garden was a strategic disaster. It relied on the wrong assumption that the Normandy drops worked so well. Well they didn't, it was mens bravery, and not on the plan itself, Normandy drops were way off. I could understand strategically why it was important, but they commited too few resources. Lets just drop light infantry, and hope for the best.... I think Market Garden set the war back, IMHO. Complete misaalocation of resources for political reasons, not tactical. Securing Antwerp, sure it woulda worked, if you commited more than light infantry paratroopers, and "allied" forces who arrived to late to matter. American Paras got screwed in this, and bad choices from command stain the legacy they made as warriors. We love the airborne, thank you all. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.