WWII d day (operation overlord)

MG42

"Hitler's Buzzsaw"

operation market garden

Operation developed by Gen Field Marshall Montgomery—largest airborne operation; Allied WWII operation in Netherlands and Germany that required the capture/control of several bridges along a predetermined route crossing the lower Rhine which would give a direct entrance for Allied forces into Germany. While a great idea, the last bridge was not captured resulting in the entire operation becoming a complete failure.

Czech Hedgehog

Four iron girders welded together to form a star-like shape. They were used as defenses on the beaches of Normandy.

Calais, France

place where General Patton had fake troops to trick Hitler before d day

M1 Carbine

rifle issued to paratroopers with a 15 shot magazine or interchangeable m2 30 shot. issued in ww2 to us forces

M1 Garand Rifle

rifle issued to us army and marines in ww2

Utah Beach

1st landing zone in D-Day, Westernmost part of invasion 3 mile long, Invasion done by U.S. troops, micrpscopic resistance by Germans

Flak 88

AA (antiarcraft) gun used in ww2

battle of the bulge

December, 1944-January, 1945 - After recapturing France, the Allied advance became stalled along the German border. In the winter of 1944, Germany staged a massive counterattack in Belgium and Luxembourg which pushed a 30 mile "bulge" into the Allied lines. The Allies stopped the German advance and threw them back across the Rhine with heavy losses.

bangalore torpedo

Explosive tube used to clear a path through a wire entanglement

D-Day (June 6, 1944)

June 6, 1944 - Led by Eisenhower, over a million troops (the largest invasion force in history) stormed the beaches at Normandy and began the process of re-taking France. The turning point of World War II.

browning 1919

MG used by US forces during ww2

Karabiner 98k

Rifle issued to the werhmacht during ww1

Colt M1911

Sidearm issued to us soldiers in ww2

Gehwer 43

Sniper rifle issued to Wehrmacht troops in ww2

Thompson m1a28

Submachinegun issued to us and British soldiers during ww2

LCVP

landing craft vehicle personell-boat wall flips down to let out soldiers

General Omar Bradley

US general; led breakout from beaches into occupied France after D-Day

Casualty rate on d day

boats full of 15 to 20 mn would be cut down my mg fire as soon as the ramp dropped, leaving the survivors to climb over the sides or face certain death

US Navy Battleships

bombarded the beach before the landings

Omaha Beachhead

deadliest beach on d day 2000 casualties for americans

Battle of berlin

final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II; before the battle was over, Hitler and many of his followers committed suicide after Soviet forces surrounded his bunker

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M2 frag grendae

grenade issued to US troops during ww2