4th Infantry Division

The German Navy set up a huge 4 x 210 mm gun battery in Crisbecq, a small village located in the Saint-Marcouf district. The German soldiers built it right before the battles of D-Day in Crisbecq. A gun battery is a unit of guns grouped together in some type of building or shelter in order to have a better battlefield and communication within the troops. For the American troops being transported by ships to the Utah Beach landing areas, this battery was a real danger. The battery was shot at

At 1650 on December 26, the lead element Company D-37th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored Division reached Bastogne ending the siege. Germany had launched a counterattack on January 1, in an attempt to keep the offensive going, including two new operations. At 0915 the Luftwaffe launched a major campaign against Allied airfields. Hundreds

Battalion, 1942-45 The men of the 714th Tank Battalion served their country in its greatest time of need. A key element of the 12th Armored Division, the 714th fought in harsh conditions against a desperate German enemy for five consecutive months, driving the Nazi Armies from France and back into the German heartland. The 12th Armored Division was activated on 15 September 1942 at a freshly built Camp Campbell, Kentucky, and soldiers from across the nation began arriving to fill the division's

This is a memo is in response the recent events at the San Onofre nuclear facility and the military’s capabilities in the region and potential responses to the problem. In the tri state area California, Nevada, Arizona. We have 29 military bases with several others in the surrounding states (Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon). This disaster is, depending on the wind, a serious threat to at least: southern California, central Arizona and northern Mexico. However we have reason to believe that this

highest decoration –The Medal of Honor- for his actions in the Vietnam War. Nicholas Cutinha joined the army from Coral Gables, Miami Florida in 1967, and by March 2, 1968, he was serving as a Specialist four in Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th infantry regiment, and 25 infantry Division. During a firefight on that day, near Gia Dinhin, in Vietnam, he held the enemy at bay with his machine gun provided suppressive fire to allow the evacuation of wounded soldiers, even though he was wounded himself. He

de la Percée. However, due to poor weather their efforts to knock them out was a belly up. E-boats commanded by Kranche fired torpedoes at Allied destroyers, in an attempt to sink them. A couple minutes later, H-Hour began. The 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions land the first wave of troops. Heavy fire resulted in massive casualties that were relentlessly cut down by German Gats. We are going to take a break for now. When we come back: more information about today and what will follow. We hope that

Artillery’s Impact on the Battle of LZ Gold and Suoi Tre The United States Army is over 240 years old, and for every war the Army has been in, field artillery has played an essential role. The artillery and infantry have always worked hand in hand, a requirement if fire support is to be in direct support of maneuver. Artillery preps and shapes the battlefield; setting the conditions for battle. Throughout the conflict in Vietnam, specifically the Battle at LZ Gold, the Army made essential changes

Artillery’s Impact on the Battle of LZ Gold and Suoi Tre The United States Army is over 240 years old, and for every war the Army has been in, field artillery has played an essential role. The artillery and infantry have always worked hand in hand, a requirement if fire support is to be in direct support of maneuver. Artillery preps and shapes the battlefield; setting the conditions for battle. Throughout the conflict in Vietnam, specifically the Battle at LZ Gold, the Army made essential changes

in northern Maryland on a line extending roughly from Emmitsburg to Manchester. On the following day, Meade sent out various dispatches and orders that indicated his knowledge of the enemy’s location. Specifically, Meade knew that the Confederate infantry corps, commanded by generals James Longstreet and A. P. Hill, were at Chambersburg with, in the words of his assistant adjutant general, “evident disposition to advance from Chambersburg to Gettysburg.” He also indicated in the same correspondence

Participating: Under command of the XXI Corps of the Sixth French Army - Second Division: 4th [Marine] Brigade, 2nd Engineers; Third Division: Elements of 7th Infantry Regiment Click Here To See the disposition of 2nd Forces around Belleau Wood. Opposing Forces: From German Army Group Crown Prince - In Belleau Wood - the 461st Regiment of the German 237th Division; At Bouresches - elements of the 10th Division; Later reinforcements