fallsfromtrees wrote:And the Ardennes Forest which was supposed to be impassable (the addition is always forgotten - if properly defended). Then is in fact some evidence that it is impassable if properly defended - there was a British Brigade that held up 2 German division for several days, until they were ordered to retreat as a part of the general collapse. The French had not bothered to defend the forest, as everyone knew it was impassable.
Well, it was also used in WW1 iirc, twice in WW2....
If the R.A.F. etc.weren't demented bomb happy loons, we'd have had ground attack aircraft and fast light bombers and turned the German advance there into a barbeque