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BAND OF BROTHERS | Day of Days
Battleship Texas crew take on wounded 2nd Rangers on June 7, 1944.
June 7, 1944, the USS TEXAS, receives information from the USS HARDING that the Ranger forces at Pointe Du Hoe were requesting small arms ammunition, food, and that a number of the wounded were badly in need of medical attention. TEXAS obtained two LCVPs, provided food, water, and ammunition, and dispatched the landing craft to the beach below Pointe Du Hoe.
In the afternoon, the LCVPs returned with thirty-five wounded from the 2nd Ranger Battalion, twenty-seven prisoners of war, and one deceased member of the United States Coast Guard. Those who were able would climb aboard while others were hoisted using the ship's cranes. The entire medical staff of TEXAS tended to the wounded, working steadily throughout the night. One Ranger, Staff Sergeant Leon H. Otto, F Co., 2nd Ranger Battalion, died on the ship's operating table from wounds he sustained while fighting at Pointe Du Hoe.
Post on the Battleship Texas Foundation Facebook page: link
Operation Neptune AKA Project Neptune (Smash - Amiga - 1990)
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Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord.
The Allied invasion of German-occupied France commenced on 6 June 1944.
Stretching 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach proved to be the easternmost landing site of the invasion after the abortion of an attack on a sixth beach, code-named Band.
Taking Sword was to be the responsibility of the British Army with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the British Royal Navy as well as elements from the Polish, Norwegian and other Allied navies.
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Soldier Advancing through Surf – Omaha Beach – secteur Easy Red – Débarquement de Normandie – Opération Overlord – Calvados – Normandie – France – 6 juin 1944
Photographe : Robert Capa
©International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos
Robert Capa est le seul correspondant de guerre à couvrir la première vague d'assaut sur Omaha Beach. Il débarque avec le 16e Régiment d'infanterie à 6 h 30 du matin dans le secteur Easy Red. 5 clichés parmi les 11 iconiques (The Magnificent Eleven) témoignant du débarquement sur Omaha la sanglante seront publiés le 19 juin 1944 dans le magazine LIFE.
80th Anniversary of D-Day
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the landings at Normandy. The bravery, selflessness, and tenacity of the men and women of WWII are the reason I have the freedom to write words on this silly hellsite.
To them I say, ‘Thank you.’