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Originally Posted by Vince Noir
Best is a relative term... Quality means little if in defence and 12-20 divisions could have made a big difference to the war in the West. Thats a load more men to man defences on the German border.
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Lines-of-communication and other security troops were not really the best the German army or any other could muster in terms of equipment and fighting ability or even personnel quality.
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Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII
That is so very true. Men, supplies,equipment,weapons. All tied down when they could be doing good somewhere else.
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Or bad, depending on point of view
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