Taraphir

Thank you wokelly and JonS for correcting me on that subject your´re both welcome. Allow me to turn the railway switch back to the key subject of alleged american shortcomings. In my opinion the Americans were good in acknowledging their shortcomings and to compensate for them. Perhaps some of you know good examples?

Lend-Lease should also be taken into account. The USSR´s rail network for example would have been practically shut down without the delivery of american locomotives and railcars in 1941. In a certain way the United States were present very early on.

First I would like to reply to sburke for his kind words. Thank you very much and greetings from Germany! The Game we all seem to like to play refers to the Battle of Normandy. The initial amphibious and airbourne Landings were very challenging especially for the American Forces in certain sectors. Clearly a testament to the fighting spirit of the US Soldiers who were considered so often inferior by german propaganda.

The Atom-Bomb could certainly have been an option, if German resistance had continued a few months longer. Fortunately the Reich surrendered on May the 8th 1945 and there was no need to put nuclear weapons into action against Nazi Germany. Back to the topic of conventional US Forces of this period I would say that their equipment in most areas was at least adequate. The American Military usually was better supplied and mantained than their German Adversary and had the advantage of almost complete Air Superiority. In terms of strategy, tactics and training the Americans were very well advanced. Please excuse my lousy English!