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Why do you think the d-day landing were made on the beaches instead of at established harbors?
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∙ 13y ago
Because beaches allowed for the landing crafts to take soldiers as close as possible to land. The main Ports of Calais and Cherbourg were heavily fortified and defended and thus too difficult to assault. A lesson that was learned from the Dieppe Raid.
Securing the beaches allowed for fast and efficient unloading of men and equipment imperative to repel and German counter attack which could scuttle the invasion.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe plan was to suprise the Germans and to land in a place and at a time that they did not expect.
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What happened when they landed on the 5 beaches on d day?
the men that were landing on the beaches were shot rihgt when the door on the boat opened.
How long did it take the Allies to get from the landing beaches to Berlin?
The Allied forces which landed on the Normandy beaches did not actually fight in the capture of Berlin, which was a Russian battle. After landing on the European mainland the drive to Berlin took less than a year.
How did the Germans have an advantage over the Allied forces during the invasion?
they had fortified the beaches with cannons and machinegun implacemens. Barbed wire and steel beach obstacles to snare landing craft...............
Why did the Gallipoli landing go wrong?
Firstly the naval attack was a huge disaster. The Allied Forces ships sailed right into a minefield killing many men and sinking three ships (Bouvet,Irresistable and Ocean). The Turks were low on ammunition but instead of attacking the Allied ships withdrew fearing more casualties.Then they had to resort to an amphibious assault. The entire operation went wrong. Instead of landing at a place near the mainland with easy beaches and no defenses, they ended up at the end on the cliffs where the Turks were dug in and able to fight.Instead of minimal casalties from trapping the enemy on the tip of the peninsula and forcing them to surrender, they were massacred trying to get up steep cliffs through barbed wire and minefileds, while being shelled and machine-gunned.
What would have happened if the US invaded Japan with a naval landing instead of the atomic bomb?
a whole lot of people would have died, but we probably would have still won
What were the names of two floating harbors in d-day landing?
The floating harbors were called Mulberries.
What city and state were honored by having Normandy landing beaches named after them?
Omaha and Utah were the city and state honored by having the landing beaches named after them while the other landing beaches were named Gold, Juno, and Sword
Where was the landing sight for D-Day?
The landing site for D-Day were the Normandy beaches of France. Specifically, the beaches of Cotentin, east of Cherbourg, part of the plan was to cut off Cherbourg.
What are the real names of the landing beaches in D-Day?
doom day
What happened when they landed on the 5 beaches on d day?
the men that were landing on the beaches were shot rihgt when the door on the boat opened.
What is amphtrac?
It is an amphibious tractor better known as an LVT (landing vehicle tracked) was used in WWII for landing men and equipment on the beaches.
What were the allied countries in D-Day?
For the landing of the beaches it was Canada, British, and USA
What were the codenames of the d-day landing beaches?
Five of the beaches used for D.Day landings were coded Utah, Omaha,Juno,Sword and Gold
How long did it take the Allies to get from the landing beaches to Berlin?
The Allied forces which landed on the Normandy beaches did not actually fight in the capture of Berlin, which was a Russian battle. After landing on the European mainland the drive to Berlin took less than a year.
What are the Natural Resources in Monterey CountyCalifornia?
Fish, the tower in Moss landing, water, the beaches...
One of the landing beaches in Normandy?
There were five....... Utah,Omaha,Juno,Sword and Gold......................
What are the five landing sites of D-Day?
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.
