Quote Originally Posted by Bob Womack View Post
Alternately, this could be the liaison with the locals and the resistance that was spoken of in several accounts of the campaign. The locals had better knowledge of the best roads to use to move armor, etc. and of the specific deployments of Germanicon units. According to the accounts I've read, the Britishicon weren't generally comfortable using local knowledge but the US forces were. Specifically, the 101st utilized the British SOE Jedburgh team "Daniel II" and, on a tactical level, made contact with individuals that they vouched for and used their knowledge to adjust their tactics to fit the situation on the ground. It made a difference in outcomes in some cases.

Bob
That is possible. However, I have to wonder why the highest ranking man, and the man with the map is only a Corporal. I would expect OSS liaison to be at least a Sergeant if not an officer. Then too, none of the civilians appear to be armed, or to have identifying armbands as the Frenchicon Partisans had.