Posted on 11/12/2018 1:30:47 PM PST by DFG
Battling rough seas with five-foot waves, thrashing wind gusts and heavy enemy fire, U.S. Navy amphibious landing craft attacking Utah Beach on D-Day actually managed to achieve total tactical surprise.
Although amphibious forces eventually took heavy German artillery fire as they got closer, the amphibious landing force was well protected by Allied air superiority and cloudy weather.
“As our forces approached the French coast without a murmur from the enemy or from their own radio, the realization that once again almost complete tactical surprise had been achieved slowly dawned,” said Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Naval Expeditionary Force for the invasion, according to Naval Heritage and History Command’s “Operation Neptune – The Invasion of Normandy.”
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Even when it does harm, many Brits tend to have a high-handed, superior manner in dealing with Americans. The exceptions tend to be Thatcherite type conservatives, who tend to admire the US and like Americans.
The guy I knew was also a scout leader. Do you remember his name?
Gold,Sword,Juno,Omaha, Utah and I didn’t look it up.
Hmmmm ...
OK, without looking:
Utah and Omaha were American
Juno and Sword were British
Gold was Canadian.
Now, I’ll go check.
No! Juno was Canadian; Gold and Sword were British.
I didn’t either. My whole family is military...but not me, bad eyes and lungs. Oh well...
Even when it does harm, many Brits tend to have a high-handed, superior manner in dealing with Americans.
>Five star admiral Ernest King must have been well aware of this, he was renowned for his opposition to the Brits high-handedness, so much so some historians call him an anglo-phobe. Eisenhower,trying to get the chief of staffs to “work with the Brits,” said “somebody ought to shoot King.”
oops....... yep. of course the airborne too
Ernie King had such a prickly personality that he was said to always be in a rage. Moreover, he would have put a greater effort into fighting Japan. That cannot have pleased Eisenhower, who was chronically hard pressed to get the needed naval resources, especially landing craft.
Lyle Frost
Different guy. The guy I knew was also involved with Scouts. I forget his name but would have recognized it.
I doubt there were that many UDT guys on Normandy that night. Hero’s all
I only know because the V For Victory games were named for them.
Yes, hero’s all
I've read the show, "Seal Team" has credible advisors for that show. It's one of our favorites.
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