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To: Melian
My dad was at Green Beach.

There were 5 'beaches' @ Normandy on 6June44, code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

1,782 posted on 06/06/2024 1:16:34 PM PDT by xone ( )
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To: xone; Melian
There were color coded sub-beaches at each of the major beaches.

SpyNavy

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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

1,790 posted on 06/06/2024 1:58:08 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: xone

The troops in this first wave, known as Force O, were the 16th Infantry Regimental Combat Team of Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner’s 1st Infantry Division—the Big Red One—which had already seen plenty of combat in North Africa and on Sicily. Attached to the 1st for most of the first day of this operation, known as “Overlord,” was the 116th Infantry Regimental Combat Team of Maj. Gen. Charles Gerhardt’s 29th Infantry Division—a well-trained division that had not yet experienced combat. The 16th, commanded by Colonel George A. Taylor, was scheduled to land on “Easy Red” and “Fox Green” beaches, two sections of a five-mile-long beachhead code-named “Omaha”; the 116th’s assigned sectors, just to the west of the 16th’s, were designated “Dog Green,” “Dog White,” and “Dog Red.”

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/d-day-battle-for-easy-red-fox-green-beaches/

The 36th was worn out from fighting up through all of Italy and were given the easier beach.

https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/36division/archives/caval/green.htm


1,857 posted on 06/06/2024 7:55:08 PM PDT by Melian (✳✴️ Reminder: Memes are made to make you think or laugh. Verify for yourself before reposting. ✳️✴️)
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To: xone

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/d-day-battle-for-easy-red-fox-green-beaches/


1,886 posted on 06/07/2024 4:07:22 AM PDT by stylin19a (Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe)
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To: xone

sorry...i should have read more posts.


1,887 posted on 06/07/2024 4:08:46 AM PDT by stylin19a (Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe)
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