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Why did the rescue ships have to lie at least half a mile off Dunkirk's beaches?
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so they wouldn't be hit during the battle
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The Allied forces arrived on the northern beaches of France on more than landing ships?
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The Allied forces arrived on the northern beaches of France on more than landing ships.?
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What type of ships did the Americans use to invade the beaches of Normandy?
The main types of ships used were the Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) and the Landing Craft Tank(LCT).
What are the names of the marines who fought at Normandy?
There were no US Marines on the BEACHES at Normandy. There were marine snipers on the highest points on the ships firing at badly placed mines and MG nests along the beach. There were marines operating the main guns on the ships.
What were the challenges faced on D-Day?
The challenges were many -how to get tanks ashore from ships, how to get men across gunswept beaches, and how to beat the unexpected divisions of German troops.
What kind of transports were used in d-day?
Large passenger ships and cargo ships took troops near the beaches. From these ships small landing craft, many made in America by Higgins Corp. carried the troops on to the beaches. Many of the small ships were crewed by the US Coast Guard.
How were the soldiers rescued in Dunkirk?
By small boats ferrying people from the beaches to larger ships waiting offshore.
What french town were all British ships sent to rescue its army?
Dunkirk
How did the crew attract the rescue ships in titanic?
The Marconi Radio operator used Morse code to send out the distress calls CQD and SOS to any ships in the area who would then be able to come to the rescue of Titanics passengers.
How long did the rescue team take to get to the titancks?
The other ships were too far away to get to the titanic in time. Thus, the lifeboats were the only rescue.
The Allied forces arrived on the northern beaches of France on more than landing ships?
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The Allied forces arrived on the northern beaches of France on more than landing ships.?
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What is the most intense battle or part of the Trojan war?
The Trojan assault on the Greek beaches and their ships.
What type of ships did the Americans use to invade the beaches of Normandy?
The main types of ships used were the Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) and the Landing Craft Tank(LCT).
How many seamen where on slave ships?
There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.
What can be done to get rid of patches of oil floating in the sea and the washed up on beaches?
Boats and ships should go once in a while to the sea .Cheak the ships engine before it seats of.
What are the names of the ships in the US fifth fleet?
The actual ships, ship types, and numbers deployed at any given time to any fleet is classified at least For Official Use Only, and some information is Confidential. The fleet's makeup is continually rotated, so there's no "official list" of ships since they change regularly.
