| Hehe I didn't actually mean run them down to the water line and start shooting, the problem I have with the "let them get ashore and then engage them on our terms" approach is that (and I know I am repeating myself here) allied air superiority would have meant disaster.
Lets face it the scenario you are talking about is similar to the Ardennes Offensive, no allied air power and no naval support and a slightly stronger German army with easier ground to travel over. However I believe the result would have been the same 2 days to a week of hard fought slow advances and then the armour would have been decimated in open ground by the allied air force.
Essentially I guess what I am saying is that much like every war thats ever been fought since WW2 if you do not control the air you may as well give up as you are not going to win. Without the Luftwaffe to support and defend the armour any attack was going to be met with eventual destruction hence the reason I agree with Rommel on this D-Day had to be stopped at the shore in Normandy not Paris.
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