1August 944, Paris was liberated. People poured into the streets to welcome the French 2nd Armored Division into the city. However, the French army entering the city shouted "We are Barton's third army!" Suddenly, the honor and aura of liberating Paris were put on the heads of Americans. This unexpected gain made Eisenhower and Barton and others overjoyed.

In addition to envy, the British are also very annoying. Seeing that their position was replaced by Americans, the idea of "competing for benefits" became even heavier, which eventually led to the fiasco of "operation market garden". Just as everyone accused the British of being "overjoyed", I didn't expect Eisenhower to take the initiative to take responsibility. Why?

Churchill hoped that the allied forces would continue to attack Italy, but they were rejected.

Since the American army entered the war, the British people have been robbed of the limelight everywhere. Even the French who supported them all the way read the good of Americans, which made Churchill and others very uncomfortable. The British people at this time can be described as "sour". In their view, it is time to fight for something for Britain.

The liberation of Paris marked the end of the Normandy campaign. What the Allies should do next has once again become the focus of debate between the British and American armed forces. Churchill seized this opportunity and urged the Allies to "resume" their attack on Italy, but Eisenhower did not agree with it. He is very aware of the reasons behind this.

In Sicily, Barton defeated Montgomery to reach the summit, which became the biggest achievement after the United States entered the war. To this end, the United States gained the right to speak in the allied forces. Unwilling Churchill "encouraged" Eisenhower to attack Italy, trying to realize Britain's glory by relying on the strength of the US military.

No one wants to do something "hard and bad". As commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, Eisenhower had to "muddle along" in order to balance the interests of all parties, while attacking Italy and preparing for Normandy landing. It is conceivable that it ended in a fierce battle, the attack was postponed indefinitely, and the main force was transferred to London to participate in the "overlord action" against the European continent. This incident will never be forgotten by Churchill.

Just as Eisenhower was preparing to fight for another supply port for the Allies and attack the French port of Marseille from the sea, Churchill said that the Allies already had the port of Brittany Peninsula and should take attacking Italy as the next direction of action. To put it bluntly, the US military continued to play a "supporting role" for the British army, and the British won the honor.

In fact, Churchill also had an ulterior purpose, that is, he hoped to delay the war process. As a staunch anti-Soviet, he prefers to see the Soviet Union and the German Army fight to the death. At the same time, he can also use the powerful strength of the United States to gain British interests in the Balkans after the war.

Eisenhower flatly rejected his idea. Churchill was a difficult person to get along with. He lobbied everywhere, even Roosevelt. Fortunately, Roosevelt also refuted his excessive demands, and the Allies captured the port of Marseille in the south of France as scheduled. Unsurprisingly, there is another debate between British and American media.

Under the entanglement of the British, the United States no longer cares about "showing mercy."

Careful people will find a strange phenomenon. Once the American style occupies the headlines of the media, the British media will "make waves" and keep attacking. Barton's "slap" incident is like this. Now, in order to win honor, the media of both sides have a fierce quarrel.

In the eyes of the British, the ground commander of the allied forces is Montgomery, and the victory naturally belongs to the British; Americans believe that the United States has the largest number of troops, the greatest contribution and the heaviest casualties, and the honor of victory belongs to the United States. Some media even directly pointed the finger at Marshall and others and criticized them for "letting the British rule the allied army, navy and air force."

The condemnation of public opinion made Marshall very angry. He urged Eisenhower to take direct charge of the American ground forces. To put it bluntly, we can no longer listen to the British command, and Americans should be masters of their own affairs. In fact, Eisenhower was not much better. He was accused of being a "British puppet". Marshall's request is exactly what he wants.

So Eisenhower announced that the Allied Command had moved to France and personally commanded the Allied ground forces. This news naturally caused strong opposition from Montgomery and others, but the opposition was invalid. According to the division of labor, Montgomery's 2 1 army group headed for the Ruhr area in the northeast, and Bradley and Barton pointed to Mace in the east.

Montgomery still didn't give up. He proposed that the quickest way to end the war was to leave Barton in Paris. With his "trouble", the offensive rhythm of the allies was often disrupted. At the same time, he demanded that all materials be handed over to the 2 1 army group, which would win on behalf of the allies. Eisenhower flatly rejected his unreasonable demands.

The two men quarreled fiercely. Although Montgomery was not Eisenhower's embarrassment, Eisenhower still respected Montgomery for the overall situation. In order to unite, he promised to hand over the airborne troops to Montgomery. American generals are greatly dissatisfied with this, especially Barton. "What is this supreme commander?"

Eisenhower was also responsible for the failure of Montgomery's operation market garden.

Eisenhower won the command of the allied ground forces, and Montgomery was very unhappy. In his view, this is part of the United States' suppression of Britain and an open "challenge" to the British army. Therefore, he changed the past "cautious" approach and made a bold and risky plan, which is "operation market garden".

First of all, the airborne group army is under Montgomery's command, which is an opportunity to show its talents. On the one hand, the airborne troops "opened the way" ahead, and the ground entered the Netherlands along this road. This is a grand multi-service joint operation, which is enough to attract the attention of the world; On the other hand, it can also fully demonstrate the strength of the British army.

Second, reduce the attack of German V-missiles on London. During the war, in order to delay the allied attack, the Germans fired more than10,000 V-missiles at London. The loss and panic caused by personnel are still great. Only by advancing rapidly can these missile launching positions deployed in the Netherlands be truly destroyed.

More importantly, due to major military operations, all the allied supplies had to be used first by Montgomery's 2 1 Army Group. Invisibly restricted the action of the American army, thus firmly holding the offensive rhythm of the allied forces in the hands of the British army. As soon as this plan came out, it was immediately opposed by American generals.

The two sides argued that Eisenhower had to continue to "muddle along" but he was inclined to Montgomery's plan, because the ground troops attacked too fast, which led to the airborne troops being idle for more than 50 days, and the prepared 18 airborne plan was "ruined". Now is a good opportunity to use them to test the combat effectiveness of airborne troops.

The "market action" went smoothly, and three airborne divisions were dropped to the designated position as planned to launch a fierce battle with the Germans. However, the subsequent "garden action" was difficult to advance, and the 30 th Army of the British Army was blocked by the Germans and could not break through. A week later, the airborne troops without logistical support were nibbled away one by one.

"operation market garden" was completely annihilated, with the loss of 20,000 airborne troops exceeding 65,438+100000, and the ratio of battle damage was nearly 60%. Montgomery was mainly responsible for the failure of this operation, and Eisenhower was also to blame for accommodating the British army too much. Afterwards, Eisenhower made a profound introspection, but Montgomery never admitted his mistake.

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References: World War II, the whole history of World War II, Eisenhower.

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