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Montgomery and General Dempsey both believed that
realistically,"with their generally superor tanks and infantry
weapons the Germans had to be ground down by overwhelming
firepower, a limitless supply of replacement tanks, and continual
battle." The Price of
Command :127
July Offensive: Goodwood
"Tedder was displeased when Montgomery's July offensive, Goodwood,
made comparatively small territorial gains, despite help from the
strategic air forces, when he had given the impression that
heexpected a breakout towards Falaise. Although Goodwood kept the
initiative and pinned down the German armoured divisions on the
British front, Tedder complained that either Montgromery was
failing or he was deceiving his superiors about his intentions and
expectations.
The Price of
Command :127
Simond's first battle, simultaneous to Goodwood, was Operation Atlantic in the built-up areas of Caen.
Operation Spring:
Simonds's second battle fought on ground well -suited to armoured
divisions not infantry. He did not use his artillery well, leading
to huge infantry losses.
The Price of
Command 131
"The circumstances of Spring in the last week of July were that the
American breakout in the west had been delayed, compelling
Montgomery to mount one more holding attack in the east using the
Second CanadianCorps. Montogromery's intentin was that Simonds
should make a limited advance to provide a springboard for a
breakout towards Falaise later,
although he should seize an opportunity to break out.
The Price of
Command 131
Operation Totalize -
mid-August
Operation Tractable -
mid-August
In these Simonds showed he had learned from his mistakes in
Operation Spring. "Here armour, attacking at night, played the
leading role, while the infantry was mounted in self-propelled 105
mm gun howitzer chassis whose guns had beenremoved in corps
workshops. The battles were ground-breaking, and although they did
not go according to plan, they ended in the complete defeat of the
Germans compressed into the Falaise Pocket."
The Price of
Command 132
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