>Were there any major battles in WW2 in Europe where American troops were outnumbered the entirety of the battle?
I know they were in the early stages of the Bulge however rather quickly they gained a numerical advantage.
>Pic is German Soldier with an american Weapon (M1 carbine)
>>1116696
A lot of naval battles.
>>1116713
>europe
>naval battles
wat
Not really. When you attack, you attack with a superior force. With the exceptions of the initial counterattacks at the D-Day beachead and the Battle of the Bulge the US was always on the offensive.
>>1116725
Pretty sure the us still had the numerical advantage right after D-day
>>1116733
Initially yes, but the local German counterattacks had local numerical superiority. Especially around Caen. As more men came ashore the Germans quickly lost local superiority and France became a total route for them within a month.
>>1116718
I didn't see the Europe part nvm.
search for Hürtgenwald / Hurtgen Forest
... east of the Belgian-German border where one of the biggest battles ever of US-Army took place
>>1116741
>within a month
more like a little under two months
>>1120780
I meant within a month of the Allies gaining local superiority. Took them a bit to do that, but after Caen was broken through the German lines quickly collapsed into the Falaise Pocket. And after that 50% of the German West Army was killed, wounded, or captured with 94% of all armored assets irrevocably lost as well.
>>1119091
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_H%C3%BCrtgen_Forest
Looks like the Americans had a significant numerical advantage there and still lost.
In late March 1945 US-Army Capt. Baum was given the order of penetrating 50 miles behind the German lines and liberating POWs in a camp there (also to liberate Patton's son-in-law there).
All of the 57 tanks, jeeps, and other vehicles were lost and of the roughly 300 men of the task force only 35 made it back.
There´s a memorial page of what has happened in 1945:
http://www.taskforcebaum.de/index1.html
