Post by truecristian on Dec 6, 2021 22:41:07 GMT
What would the consequences of the landings at Omaha Beach failing? The specific reason why isn't really important, so take your pick either Bradley loses his nerve (he apparently strongly considered calling off the attack after the first waves were largely destroyed) or Kampfgruppe Meyer is correctly routed to the beach instead of chasing phantoms. Let's say the attack is cancelled around 11:30 am. It seems that rerouting the remaining troops of V Corps was not possible for some days due to the tight schedule of landings at the other beaches, so 1st and 29th infantry divisions are effectively out of the battle for a few days. The 352nd division is also locked down defending it's section of the beach, so isn't able to be rerouted either.
How does this impact the rest of the campaign with the Germans holding several dozen miles in between Utah and Gold beaches? For the sake of argument the other beaches play out as they did historically on D-Day up to the cancellation of the Omaha landings.
How does this impact the rest of the campaign with the Germans holding several dozen miles in between Utah and Gold beaches? For the sake of argument the other beaches play out as they did historically on D-Day up to the cancellation of the Omaha landings.
