I was given the opportunity to write this article for the local Newspaper here in Mt. Pleasant , the Moultrie News.
I am sharing here so my friend who dont live in Mt Pleasant ( and anyone ) else, can have access to it.
Bill McIntosh
Email : WKMcIntosh@Comcast.net
D-Day Landing Sites Then and Now: Normandy Beaches in 1944 and 70 Years Later...Ricardo Montedo
Images of locations in the largest military operation in history compared to the present day.
Imagens dos locais da maior operação militar da história comparadas com os dias atuais.
I was given the opportunity to write this article for the local Newspaper here in Mt. Pleasant , the Moultrie News.
I am sharing here so my friend who dont live in Mt Pleasant ( and anyone ) else, can have access to it.
Bill McIntosh
Email : WKMcIntosh@Comcast.net
D-Day Landing Sites Then and Now: Normandy Beaches in 1944 and 70 Years Later...Ricardo Montedo
Images of locations in the largest military operation in history compared to the present day.
Imagens dos locais da maior operação militar da história comparadas com os dias atuais.
the most comprehensive and concise presentation on world war 2.It is written in very complex English By qCet Sahiwal a group of excellence and knowledge .
This is a Hypermedia activity about WWII. It is 41 slides long and includes Major Battles, Political and Military Leaders, Countries involved, important dates, information about the Holocaust and important terminology.
QC101: An Introductory Course to Quizzing, was held from 22nd March 2021 to 26th March 2021.
Blitzkrieg: A Quiz on WWII & Cold War was set by Rishabh. It was hosted on D2C on 25th March.
USN in WW II, session vi, The Allied Offensive Against North AfricaJim Powers
The three part amphibious attack on Vichy French North Africa. America's first projection of land power in the Atlantic. Using doctrine developed by the USN and USMC in the '30s, we still had many lessons to learn as we prepared for the Big One, 6 Jun 44.
3. Should D-Day be considered a turning point in the war? If not then what is it?
4. Allied Strategies 1943-44 Obviously to win the war Germany would need to be defeated in Germany the question was simply when and how. Intense allied bombing campaigns had already been raging over Germany since 1942 to essentially ‘soften them up’ and with the addition of America the allies now had enough manpower to challenge Hitler directly. Stalin had also been consistently accusing the Roosevelt and Churchill of procrastination in opening up a second front to relieve some of the pressure of his Russian forces which had been fighting since 1941. To put D-day into context however remember that by 1944, the axis powers had been defeated in North Africa and Russia and Mussolini’s regime had been defeated in Italy. Germany was also rapidly losing much of it’s capacity to produce and maintain arms with the constant bombing of it’s industries and the loss of strategic resources in the middle east and the caucus
5. Significance… At the Teheran Conference 1943, the ‘Big Three’ Stalin (Russia), Roosevelt (United States) and Churchill (Britain), debated the future of WWII. The atmosphere of the conference was confrontational and often hostile as each leader presented his list of priorities. Finally two strategies were agreed upon: First, an allied attack force would invade France Second, Russian forces would launch offensives to liberate Finland and Poland. The long-term allied goal was to destroy Germany’s military resources, to liberate its occupied territories and occupy Berlin. Left to right: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
10. ‘Mulberry harbours’ were formed off Omaha and Gold beaches by sinking huge concrete chambers to form artificial quays. Prefabricated in Britain and towed across the Channel, these were sunk within 30 minutes by opening valves to let in the sea. From these quays, floating pontoon bridges , roads and railways led towards the shore. Flexible pipelines were also laid beneath the Channel which would eventually give allied forces 1.5 million litres of oil a day.
12. Just In Case… Eisenhower prepared a draft speech for if the landings failed and he had to explain himself to the boss… “Our landings have failed and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.”
