T HIS WEEK there have been frequent comparisons between D-Day in 1944 and the Ukrainian military offensive that is currently unfolding. Although both were launched in the month of June, a better comparison may be to Operation Cobra, a large ground operation launched by the United States First Army almost two months after the Normandy landings. While starting inauspiciously, with the accidental killing of Leslie McNair, an American lieutenant-general, and unfolding slowly at first, once the operation gathered pace it was highly effective. It was Cobra that broke open German defences for the Allies to exploit in subsequent offensives.
在他的一周中，1944年的D日与目前正在展开的乌克兰军事攻势之间进行了频繁的比较。尽管两者都是在6月发射的，但与Cobra行动的比较可能是更好的比较，Cobra行动是在诺曼底登陆后近两个月发起的大型地面行动。在不舒适的情况下，随着美国中尉莱斯利·麦克奈尔（Leslie McNair）的意外杀害，起初逐渐发展，一旦行动达成了步伐，这是非常有效的。眼镜蛇打破了德国防御，盟国在随后的攻势中开发。
