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Originally Posted by Charge_7 "The Germans believed the threat in Normandy was from the British."
Oh come on. Yeah the Americans faced soft units and we weren't the threat. Uh huh sure. 
Look you're obviously proud of your nation. You don't have to be so at the expense of the honor of Americans who fought serious opposition and who provided the vast bulk of the men in the field not to mention the equipment and logistics. |
This is a case of 'shooting the messenger' when you don't like the message
Its a historical fact that the German High Command were dismissive of the capabilities of the American military at the start of the invasion.
Why?
The answers quite simple.
The German High Command in northern Europe had had little experience of fighting against US forces so they had little knowledge of their capabilities. While they did have knowledge of the capabilities of the British and Commonwealth forces and how formidable they could be.
The statement that the Germans underestimated the capabilities of the US forces is not an insult to the said forces, but yet another example of the
stupidity of the German High Command.
ps, before the break-out over two thirds of the total number of German Panzer divisions in Normandy were fighting in the British Commonwealth sector