OVERLORD and ANVIL with the February 1944 compromise on landing craft allocation

[daveshoup2MD]

As far as the Germans were concerned Europe was one big theatre of operations. Troops in France could be on the Eastern Front or in Italy in 48 hours and vice versa. The distinction between ETO and MTO is artificial.

True, but a bit exaggerated. It depended a bit on the types of troops, the availability of trains, and the like. II. SS-Panzerkorps is illustrative. The corps along with 9. and 10. SS-Pz.-Div. were on the Ostfront as of 6 June and were ordered to return to Normandy on 11 June. By 18 June, 27 trains with corps troops and 9. SS-Pz.-Div. were in the area of Ob.West and 21 arrived in Nancy (ULTRA HW5/510, CX/MSS/T224/117, 24 June 1944). By 21 June, 78 trains were in the area with 62 unloaded at Nancy and 10 unloaded at Dreuex and west of Paris (ULTRA HW5/511, CX/MSS/T225/9, 25 June 1944). For 10. SS, by 21 June, 62 trains were in the area of Ob. West with 47 unloaded at Nancy-Saarbrücken (ULTRA HW5/511, CX/MSS/T225/9, 25 June 1944). They then had to motor to Normandy, with 9. SS arriving at the front 26 June and 10. SS the next day.

48 hours vis a vis 360 hours (15 days) is a

"bit exaggerated"?

Okay.

[Richard Anderson]

48 hours vis a vis 360 hours (15 days) is a

"bit exaggerated"?

Okay.

Um right back atcha. It took you nearly a year to miss the gentle sarcasm and respond?

[Carl Schwamberger]

Anyone recall the OB for Operation Margarethe? At least two Pz Div were withdrawn from France for it? Occurs to me mid March would have been a date for Op ANVIL just to screw with German deployment for Op M.

[daveshoup2MD]

48 hours vis a vis 360 hours (15 days) is a

"bit exaggerated"?

Okay.

Um right back atcha. It took you nearly a year to miss the gentle sarcasm and respond?

Some of us have day jobs, you know?