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Originally Posted by AntiWank
My view is that the U.S. should have told Churchill to frack himself and invaded Vichy France instead of Africa.
The Vichy Government under Petain had planned for just this eventuality and were ready to assist it.
The advantages:
Vichy Navy would join in immediately, Vichy Army could hold the key roads while French resistance attacked German Depots.
The Vichy Merchant Marine could then bring in the Vichy Army in North Africa to reinforce the Allied landing.
German Response would be limited for a few weeks buying additional time to build up forces and push forward.
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Do you mean the underside of France? What support for this operation do you have?
What sources do you have showing that Vichy wanted the allies to invade them?
Why would the French fleet be an advantage to the Allies?
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Originally Posted by jacobtowne
It seems that Torch might also have been a good way to give Eisenhower some field experience, since up to then he had never held a combat command.
JT
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So would landing in France. What experiance do you think he gained in Africa that he needed to invade France?
Not trying ot be a wet blanket but this is a
what did not a
what if.