This has tended to be my preferred choice. Even a few days of continued effort at Antwerp (reached by 1 Sept IIRC) could have pushed out the remnants of 15th Army, which AIUI was more/less on the run at that time.Carl Schwamberger said:Clearing the Scheldt would be a very important gain. On the 5th September much of the 15th Army was still in retreat in Flanders.
This looks like a really, really good idea.Carl Schwamberger said:'Devers Option'
Question: since the airborne were complaining about lack of use, what about dropping them in advance of XXX Corps at Antwerp? Even if only (mostly