The Field Artillery Observation Battalion Prepared in the Department of Observation, The Artillery School* T HE success of our forces in World War II was due to a great many…

1. Operation Neptune 2. The Beaches Utah (American)Omaha (American)Gold (British)Juno (Canadian)Sword (British) 3. Juno BeachThe Juno landings were judged…

Slide 1G.I. More than 16million Americans served in WWII They were called G.I.s which meant “Government Issue” More than 16million Americans served in WWII They were…

1. Anzio Landing By: Katie FulmerHour 1 2. Summary• The Allies wanted to breakthe standstill at the CassinoLine, capture Rome, andweaken Germany’s grip onEurope.• In…

World War II: Normandy Lesson 18 Operation Overlord At the Trident Conference the Allies had agreed to plan for a cross-channel invasion in May 1944 The planners rejected…

Liberation of Paris Liberation of Paris August 19 â 25, 1944 Overview On June 6th 1944 Operation Overlord began with the Allied D-Day landing in Normandy. By the time of…

T H E F O R G O T T E N B A T T L E THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE Overloon and the Maas Salient 1944-45 A. Korthals Altes and N.K.C.A. in't Veld Translated by G.G. van Dam This…

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Belleau Wood Explaining the Battle for Belleau Wood is a doubly difficult challenge. The three-week long action was simply a confused mess tactically. None of the participants…