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Jun 6, 2023
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Zip
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I'd have to imagine a night landing would have been near impossible in darkness
They had so many catastrophes as it was.
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My imagination's version of what Omaha and Utah Beaches were like on d day makes
TailgateU
Jun 6, 9:44pm
I'd have to imagine a night landing would have been near impossible in darkness
Zip
Jun 6, 9:47pm
Did more die from drowning or from German guns?
TailgateU
Jun 6, 9:50pm
Good question
Zip
Jun 6, 9:56pm
Why didn't they just provide the troops with night vision goggles?
Diablo and Doc
Jun 7, 9:26am
Darkness works both ways, hard to organize the inland push in the dark
Rize Alloyal
Jun 6, 9:48pm
And in fact darkness probably favors the people who are more familiar with
cougarfann888
Jun 6, 9:50pm
Allied staff decided to execute beach landings at low tide for a few reasons...
ABN RGR
Jun 6, 10:39pm
Wow
Zip
Jun 6, 10:41pm
"Germans had clear, unobstructed fields of fire" enfiladed from months of prep
BlueInfidel
Jun 7, 1:44am
Did the Allied forces bomb the machine gun nests prior to landing?
Diablo and Doc
Jun 7, 9:32am
Yes, lots of pre-attack bombing, you can see the craters at Pointe du Hoc
Rize Alloyal
Jun 7, 10:28am
Very informative, thank you.
Diablo and Doc
Jun 7, 10:59am
Timing of the initial assault was all about the tides...didn't want the boats to
ABN RGR
Jun 7, 10:32am
Just wow, the balls on our Grandfathers and Great-Grandfathers to storm that.
Diablo and Doc
Jun 7, 11:00am
For good understanding of the planning and logistics of what went into D-Day
BlueInfidel
Jun 8, 1:24am
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