The Sword of St
... can have on operations when its unique capabilities are properly employed and exploited. Third is the power of initiative and innovation at all levels of the chain of command, both in combat and in training. And finally, there is the impact of leadership on morale, unit cohesiveness, esprit, and com ...
... can have on operations when its unique capabilities are properly employed and exploited. Third is the power of initiative and innovation at all levels of the chain of command, both in combat and in training. And finally, there is the impact of leadership on morale, unit cohesiveness, esprit, and com ...
Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 15 July
... Jul 13 1863 – New York Draft Riots: In New York City opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history. Casualties: 129 dead 2,000 wounded. Jul 13 2008 – Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attack NATO troops near the village of Wana ...
... Jul 13 1863 – New York Draft Riots: In New York City opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history. Casualties: 129 dead 2,000 wounded. Jul 13 2008 – Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attack NATO troops near the village of Wana ...
HOB schedule - The National WWII Museum
... Axis and Allies Miniatures “Tutorial” (repeats every session) (GM’s - Ross Prohaska and Tammy Grimes) See Fri 9-12. Axis and Allies War at Sea “Three Scenarios” (GM – Matthew Berry) 1) Battle of River Platte: On December 13, 1940 the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee closed with three Briti ...
... Axis and Allies Miniatures “Tutorial” (repeats every session) (GM’s - Ross Prohaska and Tammy Grimes) See Fri 9-12. Axis and Allies War at Sea “Three Scenarios” (GM – Matthew Berry) 1) Battle of River Platte: On December 13, 1940 the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee closed with three Briti ...
Streets Named For Glen Cove`s War Dead
... as Metal-smith Second Class – was resting on his bunk when he heard a loud explosion. The ship shuddered. Without bothering to dress, Bessel ran up on deck to see what had caused the jolt. Then general quarters was sounded, and he went to his action station as Japanese aircraft bombed, torpedoed and ...
... as Metal-smith Second Class – was resting on his bunk when he heard a loud explosion. The ship shuddered. Without bothering to dress, Bessel ran up on deck to see what had caused the jolt. Then general quarters was sounded, and he went to his action station as Japanese aircraft bombed, torpedoed and ...
The 85th Infantry Division in Italy, 1944-1945
... This thesis fills a major gap in the historiography of the Second World War by emphasizing the role of drafted divisions in the United States Army. Specifically, this thesis examines the 85th Infantry Division from its formation in May 1942 to its disbanding in August 1945. This thesis challenges th ...
... This thesis fills a major gap in the historiography of the Second World War by emphasizing the role of drafted divisions in the United States Army. Specifically, this thesis examines the 85th Infantry Division from its formation in May 1942 to its disbanding in August 1945. This thesis challenges th ...
The 85th Infantry Division in Italy, 1944-1945
... This thesis fills a major gap in the historiography of the Second World War by emphasizing the role of drafted divisions in the United States Army. Specifically, this thesis examines the 85th Infantry Division from its formation in May 1942 to its disbanding in August 1945. This thesis challenges th ...
... This thesis fills a major gap in the historiography of the Second World War by emphasizing the role of drafted divisions in the United States Army. Specifically, this thesis examines the 85th Infantry Division from its formation in May 1942 to its disbanding in August 1945. This thesis challenges th ...
Military-History-Anniversaries-0616-thru
... Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 June Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U.S. military involvement or impacted in some way on U.S military operations or American interests ...
... Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 30 June Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U.S. military involvement or impacted in some way on U.S military operations or American interests ...
24th Infantry Division
... returning to the division on Hollandia in July. The 41st and 24th divisions isolated 40,000 Japanese forces south of the landings. Despite resistance from the isolated Japanese forces in the area, the 24th Infantry Division advanced rapidly through the region. In two months, the 24th Division crosse ...
... returning to the division on Hollandia in July. The 41st and 24th divisions isolated 40,000 Japanese forces south of the landings. Despite resistance from the isolated Japanese forces in the area, the 24th Infantry Division advanced rapidly through the region. In two months, the 24th Division crosse ...
Alfred Marcus.qxd
... thought about the task before them. The process of getting the tanks battle ready took about a day, and then the regiment took off into France, on edge, but ready to fight. It didn’t take long for Alfred to come into contact with the German forces. Within a day or two, as Alfred recalls, the divisio ...
... thought about the task before them. The process of getting the tanks battle ready took about a day, and then the regiment took off into France, on edge, but ready to fight. It didn’t take long for Alfred to come into contact with the German forces. Within a day or two, as Alfred recalls, the divisio ...
Little Iron Men - American Public University System
... serving in the Pacific, second generation Japanese-Americans played a significant role in helping the United States defeat its enemies. Using a combination of information researched from a long list of secondary source material, after-action combat reports and one-on-one oral interviews from survivi ...
... serving in the Pacific, second generation Japanese-Americans played a significant role in helping the United States defeat its enemies. Using a combination of information researched from a long list of secondary source material, after-action combat reports and one-on-one oral interviews from survivi ...
Klotzen, Nicht Kleckern (Strike Together, Not Divided
... fighting conditions present in the previous World War, where massed armies held their ground along trench lines and received great losses instead of advancing and inflicting any damage to the opposing army. The name “Panzer division” is interpreted as a military division composed of tanks, but altho ...
... fighting conditions present in the previous World War, where massed armies held their ground along trench lines and received great losses instead of advancing and inflicting any damage to the opposing army. The name “Panzer division” is interpreted as a military division composed of tanks, but altho ...
Concentration Camp - Institute on World War II and the Human
... books, and military history maps. Also included are items about the training and weapons of combat infantrymen; the 103rd Infantry Division, 411th Infantry Regiment, Cannon Company; build-up for combat; shipment to France (map) -- US Army structure and chain of command -- weapons; crossing the Upper ...
... books, and military history maps. Also included are items about the training and weapons of combat infantrymen; the 103rd Infantry Division, 411th Infantry Regiment, Cannon Company; build-up for combat; shipment to France (map) -- US Army structure and chain of command -- weapons; crossing the Upper ...
2011 Issue #08 (Oct)
... a+er midnight on April 6th to seize and hold the German town of Hitdorf, Germany. Division HQ wanted German POW's so they knew what German units they were dealing with. Hitdorf was 9 miles north of Colone, Germany, and was on the east bank of the Rhine River. Chosen for this a=ack was Company A alon ...
... a+er midnight on April 6th to seize and hold the German town of Hitdorf, Germany. Division HQ wanted German POW's so they knew what German units they were dealing with. Hitdorf was 9 miles north of Colone, Germany, and was on the east bank of the Rhine River. Chosen for this a=ack was Company A alon ...
The Nervy Exploit of Sam Magill
... was to guard the north bank of that slow moving stream and provide a !lank protection to the wildrunning Third Army. The thinness of this line had perturbed Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy, whose ASCII Corps was open on that side of Patton's thrust. "Doesn't that flank worry you?" Eddy asked Patton one day ...
... was to guard the north bank of that slow moving stream and provide a !lank protection to the wildrunning Third Army. The thinness of this line had perturbed Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy, whose ASCII Corps was open on that side of Patton's thrust. "Doesn't that flank worry you?" Eddy asked Patton one day ...
Soldiers of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division on the road during the
... for protecting Europe’s south coast, understood that “the Germans could not fight two opponents – the Allies and the defecting Italians.” 22 For Germany, the Axis alliance had to continue as long as possible making it necessary to hold on to Sicily. Although Axis leaders suspected Sicily was the nex ...
... for protecting Europe’s south coast, understood that “the Germans could not fight two opponents – the Allies and the defecting Italians.” 22 For Germany, the Axis alliance had to continue as long as possible making it necessary to hold on to Sicily. Although Axis leaders suspected Sicily was the nex ...
Walter Felson`s war experiences
... anything about discomfort in those 40 and 8 cars that took him there. Walter and the troops ended up three days later, January 6, 1944, in a camp, in St. Dennis-du-Sig, 60 miles south of Oran in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria. It was here that they prepared themselves for future battles to be waged ...
... anything about discomfort in those 40 and 8 cars that took him there. Walter and the troops ended up three days later, January 6, 1944, in a camp, in St. Dennis-du-Sig, 60 miles south of Oran in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria. It was here that they prepared themselves for future battles to be waged ...
AMERICA IN
... so I didn’t know any of those men who were sent into the Pacific to fight for the United States. I’ve never been to the Philippines either. So it’s all another world to me—a different time, a strange place, unknown people. But I can read about it. Charles Wiggins was one of the American sailors on t ...
... so I didn’t know any of those men who were sent into the Pacific to fight for the United States. I’ve never been to the Philippines either. So it’s all another world to me—a different time, a strange place, unknown people. But I can read about it. Charles Wiggins was one of the American sailors on t ...
DEFEAT AT KASSERINE - 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines
... the initial phases of Operation Torch. Tests conducted in September and early October indicated that the Allied force was prepared to meet only weak resistance, and little time was devoted to preparation for ground combat in Northwest Africa. However, due to a shortage of time and the lack of experi ...
... the initial phases of Operation Torch. Tests conducted in September and early October indicated that the Allied force was prepared to meet only weak resistance, and little time was devoted to preparation for ground combat in Northwest Africa. However, due to a shortage of time and the lack of experi ...
Americans in West Bohemia in 19451
... many of them were added later, based on contemporary witnesses’ testimonials, after the US troops left. Americans’ advance to Bohemia Patton’s Third Army consisted of two corps: V Corps (C. R. Huebner) whose initial positions stretched on the line between Cheb and Železná Ruda and which liberated th ...
... many of them were added later, based on contemporary witnesses’ testimonials, after the US troops left. Americans’ advance to Bohemia Patton’s Third Army consisted of two corps: V Corps (C. R. Huebner) whose initial positions stretched on the line between Cheb and Železná Ruda and which liberated th ...
Battle of France
... Army, Aufmarschanweisung N°1 was based on an unimaginative frontal attack, sacrificing a projected half a million German soldiers to attain the limited goal of throwing the Allies back to the River Somme. Germany's strength for 1940 would then be spent; only in 1942 could the main attack against Fra ...
... Army, Aufmarschanweisung N°1 was based on an unimaginative frontal attack, sacrificing a projected half a million German soldiers to attain the limited goal of throwing the Allies back to the River Somme. Germany's strength for 1940 would then be spent; only in 1942 could the main attack against Fra ...
Battle Bulge Hist Trail
... Background: In December 1944, when it seemed like Nazi Germany was beaten and the Second World War in Europe was just about over, the Germans launched a major attack on a weak portion of the Allied line held by US troops in the rough terrain of the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxemburg. Caught by ...
... Background: In December 1944, when it seemed like Nazi Germany was beaten and the Second World War in Europe was just about over, the Germans launched a major attack on a weak portion of the Allied line held by US troops in the rough terrain of the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxemburg. Caught by ...
Lloyd Leary 2011 - King High Remembers
... the allied lines and capture key bridges so the Germans could split British and American forces and the capture Antwerp, Belgium. The Germans were only able to make a big bulge in the Allied line. They were stopped at a town called Bastogne where men from the 101st Airborne were defending it. It was ...
... the allied lines and capture key bridges so the Germans could split British and American forces and the capture Antwerp, Belgium. The Germans were only able to make a big bulge in the Allied line. They were stopped at a town called Bastogne where men from the 101st Airborne were defending it. It was ...
OPERATION OVERLORD A Thesis - Louisiana State University
... Although some units penetrated to the beaches, they quickly withdrew to avoid being cut off. The Canadians at JUNO experienced defensive fires like those at OMAHA and took heavy casualties; nevertheless, the moved swiftly off the beach in most places. At the end of the day, they were farther inland ...
... Although some units penetrated to the beaches, they quickly withdrew to avoid being cut off. The Canadians at JUNO experienced defensive fires like those at OMAHA and took heavy casualties; nevertheless, the moved swiftly off the beach in most places. At the end of the day, they were farther inland ...
As 1939 erupted into war, the U.S. Army was an under
... Herrlisheim. At one point, it was down to 150 men fit for battle. When Bromley questioned an order to resume the attack, he was relieved of his command. When it was learned that two enemy divisions were in Herrlisheim, the 10th SS Panzer and the 553d Volksgrenadier, the entire 12th Armored was commi ...
... Herrlisheim. At one point, it was down to 150 men fit for battle. When Bromley questioned an order to resume the attack, he was relieved of his command. When it was learned that two enemy divisions were in Herrlisheim, the 10th SS Panzer and the 553d Volksgrenadier, the entire 12th Armored was commi ...
Dates in the 30th`s History
... Bombed by the 8th Airforce, in error, killing 25 men and wounding 131 men. Delayed jump-off for one day. Bombed again, in error, by 8th Airforce, killing 111 men, including Lt. Gen. Leslie Mc Nair, and wounding 490 men. Operation Cobra took off despite these two tragic errors and losses. B.G. Raymon ...
... Bombed by the 8th Airforce, in error, killing 25 men and wounding 131 men. Delayed jump-off for one day. Bombed again, in error, by 8th Airforce, killing 111 men, including Lt. Gen. Leslie Mc Nair, and wounding 490 men. Operation Cobra took off despite these two tragic errors and losses. B.G. Raymon ...
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of fierce battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944 between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest about 50 sq mi (130 km2) east of the Belgian–German border. It was the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and is the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought.The U.S. commanders' initial goal was to pin down German forces in the area to keep them from reinforcing the front lines further north in the Battle of Aachen, where the Allies were fighting a trench war between a network of fortified industrial towns and villages speckled with pillboxes, tank traps and minefields. A secondary objective may have been to outflank the front line. The Americans' initial tactical objectives were to take Schmidt and clear Monschau. In a second phase the Allies wanted to advance to the Rur River as part of Operation Queen.Generalfeldmarshall Walter Model intended to bring the Allied thrust to a standstill. While he interfered less in the day-to-day movements of units than at Arnhem, he still kept himself fully informed on the situation, slowing the Allies' progress, inflicting heavy casualties and taking full advantage of the fortifications the Germans called the Westwall, better known to the Allies as the Siegfried Line. The Hürtgen Forest cost the U.S. First Army at least 33,000 killed and wounded, including both combat and non-combat losses; German casualties were 28,000. The city of Aachen in the north eventually fell on 22 October at high cost to the U.S. Ninth Army, but they failed to cross the Rur or wrest control of its dams from the Germans. The battle was so costly that it has been described as an Allied ""defeat of the first magnitude,"" with specific credit given to Model.The Germans fiercely defended the area because it served as a staging area for the 1944 winter offensive Watch on the Rhine (German: Unternehmen: Wacht am Rhein—later known as the Battle of the Bulge), and because the mountains commanded access to the Rur Dam at the head of the Rur Reservoir (Rurstausee). If the floodgates were opened, the resulting surge would flood low-lying areas downstream and temporarily prevent forces from crossing the river. The Allies failed to capture the area after several heavy setbacks and the Germans successfully held the region until they launched their last-ditch offensive into the Ardennes. The Battle of the Bulge gained widespread press and public attention, leaving the battle of Hürtgen Forest largely forgotten. The Rur triangle was later cleared during Operation Blackcock between 14 and 26 January 1945.