ord.sgt.26NC
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let's take a moment at some point today to remember the troops that hit the beachheads this morning. Their numbers are dropping daily.
D-Day...
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75th Anniversary of the day that changed the course of world history for the better.
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This article was pretty interesting, regarding the scale of the operation.
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From a friend's FB...
"My father landed on Utah beach on “D-Day Plus Three,” June 9, 1944. He was a dentist assigned to a medical unit of the 148th Combat Engineers Battalion. The unit had trained at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and then shipped out to England. His unit and battalion eventually fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
My father rarely spoke about his experiences in WWII, but he refused to fly in an airplane until 1971. It wasn’t until the 80s that he told me he had spent two weeks after the invasion taking dead paratroopers out of trees in France, hence his admittedly illogical reluctance to fly.
It is almost impossible for us, today, to imagine the danger of their mission in 1944, and the degree to which it must have affected the rest of their lives. Without their sacrifice, the Allies could well have been defeated by the Nazis. We must never forget what they accomplished."
"My father landed on Utah beach on “D-Day Plus Three,” June 9, 1944. He was a dentist assigned to a medical unit of the 148th Combat Engineers Battalion. The unit had trained at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and then shipped out to England. His unit and battalion eventually fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
My father rarely spoke about his experiences in WWII, but he refused to fly in an airplane until 1971. It wasn’t until the 80s that he told me he had spent two weeks after the invasion taking dead paratroopers out of trees in France, hence his admittedly illogical reluctance to fly.
It is almost impossible for us, today, to imagine the danger of their mission in 1944, and the degree to which it must have affected the rest of their lives. Without their sacrifice, the Allies could well have been defeated by the Nazis. We must never forget what they accomplished."
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My Paw Paw was there in the initial assault waves of Omaha Beach. He never talked about his experience, and for good reason. However, his story and all the others, need not be forgotten. That beach, on this morning, 75 years ago, was a killing field. He did say he had no idea how he got off that beach alive with so many others falling dead around him. My grandfather fought on for seven more days until he was nearly killed himself. A motar round exploded near him and severely injured him. He was brought back to the States by hospital ship and eventually learned to walk again at the VA hospital in Asheville.
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ord.sgt.26NC
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Most amphibious landings are in danger of being repulsed not just for the intitial landing but for days after unless you throw a stupid amount of troops into a small area...with the next waves pushing the previous waves inland from lack of space. The Normandy landings were in that danger for a good month.
The ratio of troops is generally a 4 to 1 ratio to make a beach head or take a fortification but your intelligence better be up to date.
The ratio of troops is generally a 4 to 1 ratio to make a beach head or take a fortification but your intelligence better be up to date.