Leo Marriott: Omaha Beach | Taschenbuch

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Cover: 9781612004259 | Omaha Beach | Normandy 1944 | Leo Marriott (u. a.) | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

Of the five beaches attacked on 6 June, Omaha saw the sternest fighting. Well-placed defenders on the high ground and extensive beach defenses did their job. On top of this, so much had gone wrong with the first wave: many of the amphibious DD Sherman tanks didn¿t reach the beach. They were released from their landing craft too far away where the greater swell swamped them and the troops landing on Omaha missed their firepower. Another problem was that many units landed in the wrong place. Strong tides and winds carried the landing craft off line and led to confusion. Finally, the German emplacements and defenses were well-placed on high ground and the only cover on the beach ¿ the seawal ¿ was over a killing ground. There were 32 fortified areas located between the Vire River and Port-en-Bessin: in all, 12 of these strongpoints were able to direct fire on Omaha Beach. The attacking forces¿units of the US 29th and 1st Inf Divs ¿ suffered over 2,000 casualties, many of them drowned during the approach, but led by US Rangers, themselves misplaced (they were the follow-up troops to Rudder¿s Rangers who had scaled the Pointe du Hoc) the American troops pushed forward and by nightfall, they had gained hold of the beach and its immediate hinterland. Despite the casualties, 34,000 troops had been landed by the end of the day.

Über den Autor

Leo Marriott has written numerous books on aviation, naval and military subjects including Treaty Cruisers, Catapult Aircraft, Jets at Sea and Early Jet Fighters: British and American 1944-1954. He is now retired after a fifty-year career as an air traffic controller but still maintains his pilot's license flying a syndicate-owned Cessna 172. Apart from aviation and naval history, his other interests include sailing, photography and painting.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	64
Reihe:	Past & Present
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781612004259
ISBN-10:	1612004253
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Marriott, Leo Forty, Simon
Hersteller:	Casemate Publishers Past & Present
Abbildungen:	140 illus.
Maße:	249 x 187 x 7 mm
Von/Mit:	Leo Marriott (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.10.2016
Gewicht:	0,212 kg

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Über den Autor

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	64
Reihe:	Past & Present
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781612004259
ISBN-10:	1612004253
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Marriott, Leo Forty, Simon
Hersteller:	Casemate Publishers Past & Present
Abbildungen:	140 illus.
Maße:	249 x 187 x 7 mm
Von/Mit:	Leo Marriott (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.10.2016
Gewicht:	0,212 kg