Wasn't the Allied say it was impenetrable to tanks?
2007-02-13 02:09:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Tank battle tactics traditionally called for tanks to advance in flank (side by side) and therefore called for battle to take place in open plains. But the Germans were willing to risk putting the tanks in file (one behind the other) because of the dense tree cover and bad weather that kept planes grounded. They scouted out places to get tanks off the road but still under the trees, etc.
2007-02-13 02:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The allied line was thin, mostly infantry, had insufficient tanks / antitank weapons themselves; but most of all, the German Army exploited the element of surprise to make their initial advance. Once the Allies had time to recover from their surprise and move in reinforcements, the German advance was pushed back.
Normally, heavily forested, rough terrain favors infantry by providing them with cover against armor. However, winter conditions in deciduous forest lessens this advantage, as the lack of foliage reduces cover.
2007-02-13 02:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by cmor5859 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what battle of France? there was no battle of France the Germans just rolled in to France and the french ran like hell. by the way you must not look at the ardennes as an impregnable Forrest its not as impregnable as the want us to believe.
2007-02-13 05:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by tankbuff, 19 violations so far 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because the thinking of the allied general staff was more in terms of the WW I and not up to date with the reality
2007-02-13 05:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by general De Witte 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause the french were too scared to protect their country and do something about it. other than that, they probably built bridges or something. hitler was a very smart guy.
2007-02-13 02:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋