Based on your reading and the presentation by Mr. Koorn, which aspects of D-day were most successful? Which were a failure?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
D-Day
Before the D-Day invasion began, General Eisenhower summed up the mission of the Allies by saying, "You are about to embark upon the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you...I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle."
Based on your reading and the presentation by Mr. Koorn, which aspects of D-day were most successful? Which were a failure?
Based on your reading and the presentation by Mr. Koorn, which aspects of D-day were most successful? Which were a failure?
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D-Day in general was very successful for the Americans, they did a very good job surprising the Axis Power with the attack when they started invading at 1:30 am, choosing the date ( they had good weather to see where they were flying) and they chose the beaches well, because they had enough roads,an airfield and a seaport. They were successful in fighting their way more inland and stopping the Germans. It was a failure,that they didn't think the landing at Omaha Beach through enough. The beach was only 4 miles long and surrounded by high cliffs, soldiers that ran on the beach were easy targets. SR
ReplyDeleteOver all the Us was very successful. One instance was when the US troops were getting bombarded and were becoming trapped. A small band of troops decided to run point blank instead of sitting like duck. Because of their willingness to charge strait through instead of staying in a safe zone, others joined them and the US troupes won that battle. Also one other was the four rangers who scaled the high cliffs. They were assigned to destroy armories that were on top of that cliff. But when they got there they found that there were no guns at all. There were not even any people guarding there. Even though this was a lost, these four rangers went a little further and actually found more huge guns. When they discovered this they blew up those guns. Because of their perseverance, they are honored with a plaque that sits where they scaled that sheer cliff and tells of their heroic efforts. I am still amazed that even through the shells blasting and the bullets crossing, there is still pieces of that battle still there. Not only is there still big guns and bases there, but also there is still even barbed wire from that time. Over all, this war was brutal but both sides equally fought their best and fought to the end. I hope because of this devastating time in history, there will never be a battle so destructive and horrific as the battle on D-Day.
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Well the US did very well. There was one man I believe who won a medal for destroying 3 or 4 weapons he found. Some of the major weapons were inland instead of near the beaches. And so were many German's who were fighting inland which made it easier to land on some beaches. Although Omaha Beach was one with high casualties and may not be considered a complete success. Many, many US soldiers died. There were massive bullets that were sharp I believe at the end that would make them spin and when they hit you they would still be spinning inside you which would increase the rate of death. Also there was hardly and protection on the beach and the soldiers were sitting ducks. Also the first soldiers would sink due to the weight. Also during the slideshow, he showed how many pieces of weapons and protection are still intact, and some could still be used. But despite mnay fatalites, the US was succussful in getting on land, and moving inland to fight the Germans. ATN
ReplyDeleteUnited states was sucsesfull but it was hard to get into the country as the germans had build bunkers all over the place. They had a very good view on the beach and weapons to defent there side. Many of the US soldiers died at the arrival at the beach as there was no cover for them. Henry Faber was a german spy, allso called the needle as he was killing people with a needle. As the US Soldiers came further in and bombed huge holes were made what then was for protection for the soldiers. The Picture mr. koorn was showing in class were amazing. The Bunkers still exsist and not just at that point but every where around europe. MG
ReplyDeleteThe Allies were very prepared. They set up a fake inflatable army north of where they were going to attack, and they had 5,000 ships ready for battle. They moved quick and took over the beaches in Northern France. They were organized into groups that took over different sections of the shore. One group was confused and ended up in the wrong place, but it turned out ok. The had around 13,000 paratroopers who were dropped in towns near the shore. Germany was also pretty prepared with bunkers and guns, but were bombed and pulverized to defeat. JKN
ReplyDeleteThe D-Day invasion in 1944 was a success for Americans; 160,000 Allied troops flew across 5 beach areas controlled by different countries. Utah and Omaha controlled by Americans, Gold and Sword by the British and Juno by the Canadians. Before the Allies attacked they spent a lot of time preparing enough men and material to attack in Europe. The ones who fought were, the US, Canada, France, Britain, Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece and the Netherlands; all of them against Hitler. What impress me is all the countries that wanted to destroy Hitler and his troops. One of the things that the Allies didn’t know is all the troops and material that the Germans had. In this invasion 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed. LS
ReplyDeleteThe D-Day plans were all ready, because they had been planned for many years. But false intelligence had been spread by the Allied had caused Germans to believe false information. There was lots of new technology invented especially designed for the landing, which had enabled the Allies to gain advantage over the Germans. There were a few beaches that when the Allies got there, there was no resistance encountered, so this made it alot easier for them to disembark. The Italian attack made it harder for Germany. There was some poor or bad intelligence on the Germans side of this. It seemed like they didn't scan the sea with reconnaissance. MJ
ReplyDeleteThe D-Day invasion is one of the largest air/ ground assaults in history. By the end of June 6 the Allies had dropped a incredible 155,000 thousand troops on the French coast. The entire attack was a miracle. Through the months leading up to the battle all of the allied forces were pushed beyond belief to keep the attack on Normandy a secret. These efforts included using extremely large inflatable armies to throw off the enemy reconnaissance planes. This along with the efforts of Garbo (The D-Day deceiver) the Germans were never on the trail of the attack until it was too late. The combined efforts of the Allied forces was the key behind the success of the D-Day invasion. LTD
ReplyDeleteD-day was both a success and a failure. D-day was such a success because the Germans thought that the Allies were going to attack elsewhere. The Allies played along and displayed an inflatable army where the Nazis thought they were going to attack. False information was what insured such success at Normandy. The Allies then attacked. The only failure of D-day was thousands of Allied troops and Axis troops died that day. It was the beginning a series of attacks that led to the end of war. D-day helped the allies win the war. It was one of the most important battles of World War Two. A. T.
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