You both bring up a very important point, as it appears in many documented movies that the US won the campaing in Normandy hands down. The bulk of the Ss armor was against the British with only 2nd SS Panzer Das reich and the weak 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Gotz v B. in action along with the 6th Para and a rag tag of Heer units. The only thing that really tied up US forces was the amount of ground they had to sweep through which much of the northern sphere was flooded plains. The British took it in the shorts and also with it's massed air support. I believe this is also one of the main reasons why the US did so well and so fast. An unlimited supply of P-47 jabo's to take on any MT and infantry support columsn causing extremem devastation in the process.
Good wood was a mess as Brian mentioned as so was the battles to the south/southwest and east of Caen.....let's read on !

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