The original plan expected two divisions to be employed separately in alternating stages of the battle. Resistance north of the Odon instead forces the remaining Scottish brigade and 29th Armoured Brigade to work together. The conclusion is that mass can be necessary, but it only becomes useful when formations cooperate closely. This final watch point turns the Normandy case into a wider lesson about force concentration and combined-arms doctrine.
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Mass requires close infantry-armour cooperation
The attempt to alternate divisions gives way to close cooperation between Scottish infantry and the 29th Armoured Brigade.