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[โ€“] PugJesus 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A quick check of wiki suggests that the Scheldt was taken, but at unnecessary cost, at least in part because Simonds thought a much smaller force than was needed was capable of taking the region. Allied brass quarreling over objectives seems to have been a contributing factor as well.

[โ€“] Anticorp 4 points 8 hours ago

Allied brass quarreling over objectives seems to have been a contributing factor as well.

Ah, a tale as old as Armies.