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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Ahem....
If you dig a little deeper I think you'll find that was the Australians.....
The ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) suffered the greatest casualty rate of any of the western nations (because the British always put us into the thick of things), but also gained, man for man, the greatest amount of ground.
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LOL! I'm just quoting from the Germans! They always felt that the Americans, the ANZACs and the French Colonial troops were tougher foes than the regular British/French forces. The problem is that the French Colonial troops were slaughtered early in the war trying to stabilize the front.
The ANZACs were never present in large enough numbers to dominate the Western Front. By the end of 1918 there were over two million American troops present for the next offensive.
And I've always felt that the casualties suffered by the British Colonial troops is what made Pershing so hesistant to allow the Brits to have command of American troops. To be certain, during the crisis of 1918, Pershing did allow troops to serve under the British and his fears were confirmed.