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I'm comfortable with almost anything WW2'ish.
One of the more outlandish notions of WW2 was by Gen. "Howling Mad" Smith. He suggested instead of landing in North Africa, his 5th amphibous Corp be landed in North Germany, drive to Berlin, hang Hitler and end the war. The Army went nuts, of course. The Navy wanted nothing to do with a forced passage of the Danish Straits. Smith probably suggested the idea to tweak the Army. Not sure it was doable in late '42. The US Navy really didn't have the carriers to do something like that. It was possible in late '43 though. By then the new Essex Class was coming on line and the USW Navy had air superority anytime anywhere it wanted.
There were several alternatives to Normandy in '44. The 'Baltic Option was just one of several.
I bring this up because The second wave ashore would have been a Polish armored division.