[Deadmeat]

Actually, the only thing that wasn't very democratic about the german army was that their troop command structure wasn't democratic.

If a Private, Lt., Etc. in the U.S. Army had to ignore an order or two from their C.O. (or translate it a different way) to get the job done without unnecessary losses, it was usually commended.

However, the D Day invasion could have been much harder if the german infrastructure allowed for spontaneous action. As it was, it was many. many hours before a counteroffensive took place because the command hierarchy was so rigid. One Field Marshall couldn't move his forces from a position until he got Hitler's ok. But Hitler was asleep and nobody wanted to wake him because they thought all the scattered airborne drops were just a diversion for a larger invasion to the north.

Just my 2 marks,

-Deadmeat