Perhaps the WWII experts on the board can explain something that's always
puzzled me. I've never understood why the Allies were so surprised by the difficulties they would encounter with the hedgerows/beaucage country
of Normandy during Operation Overlord.
I've read that aerial photography didn't clearly indicate the dimensions/depth of the hedges and that's understandable. But didn't they have access to information from the Resistance/Free French forces? Among them, there must have been plenty of people familiar with the area who also had the military backgrounds to foresee the German tactics in this area? The planning of the operation was otherwise so flawless that this seems a real anomaly.
I'd appreciate any info/insights on this.
Thanks in advance
puzzled me. I've never understood why the Allies were so surprised by the difficulties they would encounter with the hedgerows/beaucage country
of Normandy during Operation Overlord.
I've read that aerial photography didn't clearly indicate the dimensions/depth of the hedges and that's understandable. But didn't they have access to information from the Resistance/Free French forces? Among them, there must have been plenty of people familiar with the area who also had the military backgrounds to foresee the German tactics in this area? The planning of the operation was otherwise so flawless that this seems a real anomaly.
I'd appreciate any info/insights on this.
Thanks in advance