... and American lives. Without that earlier victory, the assault would have been foolhardy. So decisive was this victory that commander of the American air forces, General H. H. Arnold compared it to the Battle of Gettysburg for its importance in American history. The leading ground troops merely noted the results. They were glad to see that all the planes in the sky had painted stripes like ... deciphered by the Allies in 1943 and 1944. This made it easy to measure the plan's effectiveness as it was being carried out. During the Spring of 1944, Ultra was thorough enough to offer a nearly ...

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