Hedgerows - Bocage.

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Normandy. 1944. Bocage. Hedgerow.

See from various Internet web sites descriptions of the battle in the hedgerows, Normandy, 1944. Particularly to item # 1. 

1. "First Action in the Hedgerows of Normandy"

2. "Hedgerow warfare in Normandy"

3.  "Combat in Normandy’s Hedgerows"

4. "The war of the hedgerows - Learning in Action"

Finally thanks to You Tube video. I recommend highly without qualification or reservation.

"Hedgerows - the Normandy Bocage An introduction and visual guide to the famous Normandy Bocage. We look at the different types of hedgerow that exist, the reduction in number since 1944 and their impact on Allied and German tactics during the fighting."

Hedgerows of Normandy rated as number # 2 most suitable terrain for conducting a defensive operation. Bocage as exceeded only by the cave and tunnel complexes of the Pacific islands during WW2. Neither the attacker [U.S. Army] or the defender [German] even hardly appreciating the advantage [defender] or disadvantage [attacker] of the bocage. 

Tactics of both sides to a large extent ad hoc? In this regard the German response superior to that of the American combatants? German weaponry most suitable for the bocage combat. Mortars, sub-machine gun, general-purpose machinegun rapid fire MG42. American superior firepower to a large extent negated. Close-air combat support and heavy artillery not so useful.

DEFENSE THE STRONGER FORM OF COMBAT. EASIER TO DO AND YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE WITH LESS. AS IN THE BOCAGE.

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