Реферат: America At DDay A Day Of Rememberance

The plan was to catch the Germans off guard and hit them hard and

fast. The Allies split the beach of Normandy into five different parts. The

British forces were to attack 3 of the beaches. The beaches were code named

Gold beach, Juno beach, and Sword beach. The American forces had to

cover the other two beaches, they were code named Utah beach and Omaha

beach. The Americans were also going to drop their paratroopers behind the

German front lines on the Cherbourg Peninsula.

The American paratroopers were from the 82nd Airborne Division and

from the 101st Airborne Division. The paratroopers were to cut off any

supply line to the front lines and prevent any reinforcements from reaching

the beaches of Normandy. The order was given on the night of June 5, 1944

to launch the paratroopers. The paratroopers were sent in first so that they

could drop under the cover of the night. The paratroopers were plagued with

cloudy skies and some anti-aircraft fire. Some of the paratroopers were shot

down while they dropped from the skies. Most of the paratroopers that did

survive the jump missed their intended drop zones. During the first hours of

the assault their was confusion among the soldiers, but then the troops started

to form up into small bands together and started to complete their missions.

The paratroopers mission was for the most part a success. They gained

considerable ground and destroyed vital supply lines for the Germans.

However, the assault on the beaches were plagued by a lot more

problems. The major problem was the choppy seas and the strong current. It

made many of the allied forces land off of target. Even though they landed

off course they were still able come together. The Germans also put many

obstacles in the way of the landing crafts. The Germans laid mines on top of

logs that stuck out of the beach. When the ships struck those logs it would

set off the mines, causing the ships to explode. The heaviest casualties did

not come from the mines or the sinking of the ships, the casualties came from

the heavy machine gun fire that was raining down on the troops from the