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> Reminds me of the US General who, in WW II, insisted cavalry still had a place in warfare. Can’t remember his name. Cavalry still had a huge role to play in
by xdennis 4y ago
> Reminds me of the US General who, in WW II, insisted cavalry still had a place in warfare. Can’t remember his name.
Cavalry still had a huge role to play in WW2. You didn't ride them into battle (you didn't do that in WW1 either), but they were used for transport. Germany and Russia used 6 million of them.[1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_World_War_II
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoCalvary != Horses It was Maj Gen John Herr: 1 point by TedDoesntTalk 7 minutes ago | root | parent | next | edit | delete [–] It was Maj Gen John Herr: "In 1945 Herr wrote that conversion of cavalry to armor was a mistake, an act of "robbing Peter to pay Paul": expansion of armor was necessary, but not at the expense of horse units." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knowles_Herr#Chief_of_Cavalry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knowles_Herr#Chief_of_Cav...