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