"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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Throwing the inexperienced US Army on some West-European
beach,

In 1944, the army might be more experienced, but the troops were not.
The Americans put new troops onto the beach at Omaha, rather than
moving combat-experienced men from Italy or some such place.


The US divisions that landed at Omaha were from the 1st Infantry
Division which HAD taken part in the Torch invasions and
fought in North Africa and Sicily

Only partly correct, Keith. The 116th RCT from the 29th Inf Div was also in
the first wave, along with the 1st ID's 16th RCT. Immediately following were
the 115th RCT from the 29th and the 18RCT from the 1st. This was indeed the
29th ID's baptism of fire during WWII.

Brooks


Keith