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Term/Bonus paper Q-2 D-Day Geneva Jones; E-FlightD-Day was when the Allied Powers tried to recapture Europe, starting with France. The Allied Powers were made up of the U.S., the Soviet Union, and Great Britain. The Axis Powers were made up of Italy, Germany, and Japan. D-Day took place on June 4, 1944. The Germans were not prepared for the invasion. The beaches that the Allied soldiers landed on were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beach. The bloodiest fight came from Omaha Beach. There were many problems soldiers faced during D-Day. There were many obstacles, and people, against them. The U.S. and British soldiers had to cross the English Chanell. The soldiers landed on the beach in an area in northern France called Normandy. The first thing the soldiers took place at dawn, they opened fire with battleships on the beaches. Some of the bloodiest fights of the invasion came at Omaha Beach. By the end of June about a million soldiers had reached the country of France. By the end of one day 2,500 soldiers had died at battle. The soldiers landed on 5 different beaches. These were Normandy, Utah, Omaha, Juno, and Sword Beach. The soldiers had seven different
Special "DD" tanks (amphibious Sherman tanks fitted with flotation screens) that were supposed to support the 116th Regiment sank in the waters of the Channel. Ramps were mine-tipped logs that were driven into the sand. With the exception of company A, no unit of the 116th landed where it was planned. 1st Infantry Division, with the 116th Regiment of the 29th Division attached for D-Day only. The Allied forces, based in Britain, decided to begin the invasion by landing a huge army at a place called Normandy Beach, which is located on the northwest coast of France. By the spring of 1940, the German army was ready to invade France, defended by not only the French military, but also a fairly large British force as well. The Germans under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had built great defenses to protect this enclosed battlefield. Strong winds and tidal currents carried the landing craft from right to left. 1st Army, under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley. Hedgehogs were mine-tipped 6 foot obstacles that were constructed of steel rails welded together to rip off the bottoms of landing crafts at high tide. It was the largest of the assault areas, stretching over 6 miles (10 kilometres) between Port-en-Bessin on the east and the mouth of the Vire River on the west. The assault sectors at Omaha were code-named (from west to east) Charlie, Dog (consisting of Green, White, and Red sections), Easy (Green and Red sections), and Fox (Green and Red sections). Their weapons were fixed to cover the beach with grazing enfilade fire as well as plunging fire from the cliffs. American, British and Canadian troops met heavy resistance from the German forces defending the area, but were able to punch inland, securing safe landing zones for reinforcements. Men sought refuge behind beach obstacles, pondering the deadly sprint across the beach to the seawall, which offered some safety at the base of the cliff.
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