"Landings on Juno Beach" Topic
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Tango01 | 04 Aug 2020 3:56 p.m. PST |
"June 6, 1944 was a very important date for the liberation of Europe. On this day, the largest amphibious landing in the history of the European continent took place, Operation Overlord, when more than 130,000 British, American, and Canadian troops set foot on French soil in Normandy. Their task was to break through Hitler's Atlantic wall. Operation Overlord claimed the lives of thousands of young men and the Third Reich never recovered. The tide definitively turned in favor of the allied forces. Juno Beach was the middlemost of the three British/Canadian invasion beaches, and was the site where the 2nd British Army began their invasion under the command of General Sir Miles Dempsey. From the vantage point of the allied forces, Juno was flanked by Gold Beach to the right and Sword Beach to the left. It covered 4.3 miles of coast line between Graye-sur-Mer and St.-Aubin-sur-Mer, and was divided in two by the mouth of Seulles river. This section of coastline was less heavily defended by the Kriegsmarine than other areas in Normandy and the Straight of Dover. The Kriegsmarine assumed that a landing on this beach would be too difficult because of the rocks and cliffs in the water. Nevertheless, barricades and defenses were set up: the engineers of the 716. Infanteriedivision planted a minefield off the coast, and the beach was covered with "Belgian Gates", Czech hedgehogs and wooden posts, many topped with mines…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Huscarle | 08 Aug 2020 3:48 a.m. PST |
A tougher fight than I thought. Interesting article. |
Tango01 | 11 Aug 2020 3:09 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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