Normandy Landings

Hello, I am Jeremy Romondo and here is the story of my death. The date is January 7th, 1945. I am fighting the genocidal maniacs also known as the Nazis. We were fighting outside of the small town of Rudesheim when we saw a monstrous Sherman Tank on our right flank just over a small hedge of bushes. My battalion leaped under the cover of the foliage to stay out of the vision of the destructive vehicle. We stayed until we knew for sure the tank was clear of our location. My soldiers and I camped…

western front by beginning in France which was a lofty goal to say the least. US general Dwight D Eisenhower chose to strike Normandy in western France. This plan nicknamed operation Overlord which later became known as D-day was a plan to strike Normandy on June 5 and establish 5 beachheads in France which could…

This was very hard for them because of how much weight there was in their backpacks made it hard to swim. The war took place on June 6 1944. D day was a big moment in world war II. The five landing spots that were used were called, Omaha, Juno, Utah, Sword, and Gold. One of the most well known and bloodiest landing spot was omaha beach. Omaha beach was were the U.S landed and it was chaos from the beginning. The germans had the high ground by securing the cliffs and the U.S could do nothing…

thanks to extensive planning , the Allied troops overtook the German fortifications. Less than a week later, on June 11, the beaches were fully secured and over 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at Normandy. For their part, the Germans suffered from confusion in the ranks and the absence of the German commander Rommel, who was away for some reason. At first, Hitler, believing the invasion was a distraction designed to distract the Germans…

CHC-2D8-B Juno Beach War, such a ruthless, violent, and excruciating event, and yet the flames of agony were once again lit due to the beginning of World War Two. June 6th, 1944 is commemorated as D-Day and the commencement of the Allied invasion of Normandy. On this day Canadians were most victorious due to their heroic efforts at Juno Beach through acquiring their given objectives and contributing largely to the successes which helped bring an end to World War Two. Canadians gained military…

Imagine being the leader of an eleven-man team made of a hodge-podge group of both Engineers and Infantrymen trying to cross an open river with what seemed like an unending number of French defenses. Imagine having a whole division sized mission stalled by French Artillery from the far bank. This was the situation that Staff Sergeant Walter Rubarth and his team encountered in mid-May, 1940. His leadership helped to open a path for both the 10th Panzer Division and the 1st Panzer Division to…

film directed by Steven Spielberg, Captain John Miller and other GIs approach Omaha beach in a landing craft. The scene begins with the soldiers all tightly cramped in the landing craft awaiting the landing on the beach. There is then a close-up of Captain Miller’s hand shaking and the camera then pans up towards his face and then slowly moves backwards to show the faces of the other soldiers in the landing craft. It shows some men throwing up and then there is a countdown of 30 seconds by a…

A - Assembly Line After Henry Ford had changed the world with the automobile, he went on to try and create a way of getting this invention to the common household. The assembly line was a device for mass production that combined labor and effective planning and teamwork. The assembly line was made in the United States of America and was used across Canada and U.S.A. The assembly line brought the world a means of mass-production. The ability to mass produce brought the common population…

The Dieppe Raid had several factors which led to its failure and cost many soldiers' lives including numerous Canadians. Many mistakes were made throughout the raid, which allowed the allies to gain knowledge of things to not do in the future. One of the main factors of the Dieppe disaster was that the whole raid was not fully nor properly planned. An event which was badly planned was the departure to Dieppe. The ships were to leave before dawn, where it is dark and the enemy would not be able…

Introduction The origin of operation Market Garden laid in the overwhelming success of Operation Overlord, in June of 1944. This operation, which included the Battle of Arnhem, not long after the D-day landings, became one of the largest Airborne battles in history. Other than operation Overlord, it was the only other operation by the allies to use airborne forces as a strategic role in the European front. The operation had a massive engagement. The main two combatants in this operations…