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09-09-2007, 01:28 AM,
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RE: Beginners questions
Historically, the airdrops in Sicily were a disaster with horrific losses--to the extent that briefly the US army contemplated never again to use airborne troops in batte. After the Sicily experience it took some convincing to have them used again in Normandy.

One the main reasons for the high losses, IIRC, was that the transport pilots had very little experience. Also apparantely the army/navy cooperation worked badly and the transports were being fired at by Allied naval units.

It's very enlightening to read the recollections of General Gavin of the US 82nd Airborne in his book "On to Berlin". :)
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Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-08-2007, 11:32 PM
RE: Beginners questions - by Ricky B - 09-09-2007, 12:01 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-09-2007, 12:15 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by von Waldenburg - 09-09-2007, 01:23 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Heldenkaiser - 09-09-2007, 01:28 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-09-2007, 01:46 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Sgt Fury - 09-09-2007, 01:55 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-09-2007, 02:06 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Lowlander - 09-09-2007, 03:02 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-09-2007, 03:16 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Glenn Saunders - 09-09-2007, 03:05 PM
RE: Beginners questions - by von Waldenburg - 09-09-2007, 02:59 PM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-09-2007, 11:22 PM
RE: Beginners questions - by Hadge - 09-10-2007, 06:05 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by von Waldenburg - 09-11-2007, 02:55 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-11-2007, 02:59 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Glenn Saunders - 09-11-2007, 11:03 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by von Waldenburg - 09-11-2007, 08:57 PM
RE: Beginners questions - by alaric99x - 09-12-2007, 02:24 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Mr Grumpy - 09-12-2007, 05:54 AM
RE: Beginners questions - by Dog Soldier - 09-12-2007, 02:31 PM

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