[MarvinStinson]

American troops of the 1st Infantry Division leaving the port of Weymouth, England
en route to Omaha Beach in Normandy in June 1944

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; June 6th, 1944- Into the Jaws of Death

Tom Jensen, sergeant with the 626th Engineer Light Equipment Company, told the Chicago Tribune that many of the men he served with had no idea where they were going on that day:

They didn't tell us anything we didn't need to know. Heck, some of the guys on our ship thought we were headed to Japan, not Normandy. Just months earlier, we were either in high school or working odd jobs.

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[SaveFerris]

Those pill boxes should have been relentlessly bombed for 24-36 hours. Napalm, the works.

[DownInFlames]

I find that difficult to believe. Every unit in each battalion has an objective. Whether it’s clearing mines, clearing an exit, taking a position, or moving in land from the beach. All commanding officers have maps, intelligence, and objectives as do junior officers. This information is passed down to the individual man before disembarking into a landing craft.

I call BS.