I'd have to imagine a night landing would have been near impossible in darkness

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Jun 6, 2023
9:47:59pm

Zip All-American

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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