Résultats pour "beach" dans Militaire

Added to the invasion plan largely at the insistence of British General Bernard Montgomery, the attack at Utah Beach aimed to secure the Cotentin Peninsula and ultimately seize the port of Cherbourg. Although the assault on Utah Beach became one of the most successful American military operations of World War II, it was fraught with risk from the beginning: Not only was Utah the most isolated of the five D-Day beaches, but the airborne operation was of unprecedented size and scope.

Combining the personal recollections of soldiers with historical narrative and analysis of the actual invasion as it unfolded, this is a detailed description of the action at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion of World War II.

On June 6, 1944, the greatest armada in history stood off Normandy and the largest amphibious invasion ever began as 107,000 men aboard 6,000 ships pressed toward the coast. Among them were 14,500 Canadians, who were to land on a five-mile-long stretch of rocky ledges fronted by a dangerously exposed beach. Drawing on personal diaries as well as military records, Juno Beach: Canada's D-Day Victory, June 6, 1944 dramatically depicts Canada's pivotal contribution to the critical Allied battle of World War II.

Fighting Them on the Beaches tells the story of one of the largest and most meticulously organized seaborne invasions in the history of warfare - the Allied Landings of June Sixth, 1944: D-Day. As the parachutists and glider troops of the US and British airborne divisions went in on the night of June Fifth, Allied shipping began massing out in the Channel. As dawn broke on June Sixth, waves of assault craft hit the Normandy beaches.

Marine Raiders were special operations forces established during the Pacific campaign to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raider Battalion were the first US special operations forces to form and see combat during World War II.

Endlich wieder verfügbar! Sichern Sie sich jetzt die erschütternde Autobiografie des MG-Schützen Heinrich Severloh, die sich weltweit bereits mehr als 60.000 mal verkauft hat! D-Day, 6. Juni 1944. Mit 7.000 Schiffen und 13.000 Flugzeugen starten die Alliierten die größte Landeoperation der Menschheitsgeschichte. Strandabschnitt Omaha Beach: Der MG-Schütze Heinrich "Hein" Severloh befindet sich im Widerstandsnest 62 – das WN 62 –, als 34.000 GIs vor ihm am Strand landen. Neun Stunden lang feuert Severloh unentwegt auf die Angreifer. Mehr als 2.000 von ihnen finden im wütenden Abwehrfeuer den Tod.

Under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Allied forces, consisting of American, British, Canadian, and other multinational troops, launched the largest seaborne invasion in history. They faced formidable German defenses, including fortifications, artillery, and highly trained troops. Despite initial resistance and heavy casualties, the Allies managed to secure a foothold on the beaches. Over the next weeks, they expanded their presence, pushing inland and engaging in intense and costly battles.