> so compared to a grand total of 1,150 months overseas for all american divisions of all types, make what you will of these numbers, all months actually in combat: > infantry divisions - british 284 months in combat, indian 282, australian 183, canadian 44, african empire troops 68, south africa 33, new zealand 35 (commonwealth total 935 months in combat). also free french 75, free poles 34, free italians 28, brazilians 10 and free czechs 6, + greeks, jews (palestinian jews), etc. (total of minors 153+). total of just the infantry divisions of the non american western allies comes to almost 1,100 months in actual combat. (although the americans come up with almost 500 months in europe, and 312 in pacific, it would be extraordinarly generous to suggest that the total number in combat came to more than 60% of that. in real terms it is unlikely that the american total in combat came to half of everyone elses 1,100 months.) > how about armour? british armoured divisions/brigades 245 months in combat, indian 18, australian 25, canadian 31, new zealander 9, free french 27, free poles 18, free czechs 6. (total 379 months in combat.) american armoured divisions 158 months in europe. again, even being hugely generous, the american total in combat is unlikely to be much more than a third of everyone elses.
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