Some clarifications about Rohmer
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Posted by Brad Sallows from Burnaby BC Canada on April 22, 2021 at 13:05:23:
In Reply to: Re: Some clarifications about Falaise posted by Jules Deschenes on April 22, 2021 at 07:30:03:
D'Este quotes Bradley from "A General's Life" (by Bradley):
"Patton, in his diary, blamed Montgomery: 'I believe that the
order...emanated from the 21st Army Group, and was either due
to [British] jealousy of the Americans or to utter ignorance
of the situation or to a combination of the two.' But, in fact,
Montgomery had no part in the decision; it was mine and mine
alone. Some writers have suggested that I appealed to Monty
to move the boundary north to Falaise and he refused, but, of
course, that is not true. For all the reasons I have stated, I
was determined to hold Patton at Argentan and had no cause to
ask Monty to shift the boundary. Ike, as he wrote in his memoirs,
'completed supported' me in this decision."So here we have Bradley claiming sole responsibility for the matter,
and noting that Patton was mistaken in his beliefs. How odd that
Rohmer should omit to mention or take account of this fact.
D'Este, incidentally, is a retired LCol of the US Army and has no
particular fondness for Montgomery. Neither do I.
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