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Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:52 am to JiminyCricket
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Incredible what those guys did.
Imagine today’s generation…they’d huddle up and cry if one of the Germans called them a name.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:52 am to Chad504boy
quote:I’ve seen a lot of bad takes on this website but this is by far the worst
we may have been better off had the japs took over our country.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:53 am to Scruffy
It depends upon which beach I was to land on.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:55 am to Scruffy
1st wave vs 1st wave.... then Airborne
1st wave landing on the beaches was near 50% Casualty at Omaha Beach
Later in the day, then beach landing....
82nd and 101st were dropped all over the area. even the glider troops had issues
1st wave landing on the beaches was near 50% Casualty at Omaha Beach
Later in the day, then beach landing....
82nd and 101st were dropped all over the area. even the glider troops had issues
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D-Day casualties for the airborne divisions were calculated in August 1944 as 1,240 for the 101st Airborne Division and 1,259 for the 82nd Airborne. Of those, the 101st suffered 182 killed, 557 wounded, and 501 missing. For the 82nd, the total was 156 killed, 347 wounded, and 756 missing.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:59 am to jimbeam
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Some of the beach landings were relatively low casualty. See Utah Beach. The bad spots in Omaha were horrendous though.
True, but that was the case with paratroopers too.
In the end it was all about where you landed. Luck of the draw.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:00 am to tigeraddict
D Day casualties were mostly concentrated on Omaha Beach.
The casualty numbers are kind of surprisingly low, except for Omaha.
The casualty numbers are kind of surprisingly low, except for Omaha.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:01 am to Scruffy
Depends on the wave and beach sector, but probably the Infantry. Airborne had it rough all around between the panic drops into marshy areas, the flak, the too low for the parachute to open drops, the out of control plywood gliders, the chaos of finding fellow paratroopers in the dark, being lightly armed. Recipe for chaos there. The chaos was strategic though because the Germans had little clue WTF was happening and where.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:02 am to jimbeam
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The bad spots in Omaha were horrendous though
My grandpa was 29th Infantry. Got called out of replacement depot after the landing before taking St. Lo from what I can tell. 3 bullets and 10 months later his war was over.
I guess that increased my odds why I'm typing this post today.
This post was edited on 5/14/21 at 10:03 am
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:03 am to Scruffy
Still better odds then being in a B-17. Their life expectancy was not very good. Was about a 50/50% chance of living through it, or being KIA,MIA, or POW.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:03 am to Scruffy
frick fighting in the PTO. At least in Europe you could party in a liberated city
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:04 am to biohzrd
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Still better odds then being in a B-17.
Would be my worst nightmare.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:05 am to Fun Bunch
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I wonder what the numbers are regarding first waves versus 2nd, 3rd etc
I would not want to be in the first wave storming the beach
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:05 am to Scruffy
Airborne all the way. The odds of your plane blowing up mid-air are way more palatable than being mowed down before you even get out of your craft, let alone while you struggle towards the beach.
Let me die on the ground fighting rather than drown in the surf or after taking two steps off the boat.
Let me die on the ground fighting rather than drown in the surf or after taking two steps off the boat.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:06 am to Scruffy
Airborne.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:06 am to GeauxVols
quote:Both were primarily infantry.
Depends on the wave and beach sector, but probably the Infantry
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:15 am to Scruffy
AATW! "We're paratroopers, we are supposed to be surrounded".
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Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:19 am to Scruffy
Airborne no fricking doubt.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:21 am to northshorebamaman
Agreed. I just didn’t want to call them Marines per the thread title.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:23 am to Scruffy
Airborne.
You have the initiative and you're mobile.
You have the initiative and you're mobile.
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