Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the start of Operation Cobra. On July 25, 1944, this operation began the breakout of the beachhead for the Allied forces. We are reading the details of the involvement of the 67th Armored Regiment (Harry’s unit) in Cobra.
June 5, 1944, Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton, Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, checks the kit of 1st Lt. Alex Bobuck prior to their jump into Normandy.
On D-Day 1st Lt Alex Bobuck was the first one to jump out of Lt. Col. Wolverton’s plane but was captured when he landed on a German Command Post roof. He was liberated on June 8 by the advancing forces on St. Come-du-Mont. He would go on to fight at Arnhem and Bastogne. He passed away on December 1, 1961 at the age of 44.
Lt. Col. Wolverton was killed on D-Day, by German machine gun fire in an orchard outside of St. Come-du-Mont.
(US Signal Corps photo by Michel De Trez Collection)
The Allies began their beach assaults at 6:30 a.m. on June 6, 1944. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture beaches codenamed Gold, Juno and Sword, as did the Americans at Utah Beach. However, the U.S. forces of the 1st and 29th Divisions faced heavy resistance at Omaha Beach and suffered over 2,000 casualties. But by the day’s end, approximately 156,000 Allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches and began the push into France.
The cost of Operation Overlord would be high but much less than what was originally estimated. The Allied casualties on the first day was approximately 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead. The Germans forces defending the beaches lost an estimated 1,000 men.
On The Anniversary of D DAY, Pay Tribute To The Veterans Around The World Who Fought To Liberate Europe From Fascism And To Liberate Asia From Militant Nationalism!
Continue To Pay Tribute To The Men and Women in Uniform Around The Globe Today Who Defend Liberty!
Here Are Pictures of Various Ruggers (And Some Other Athletes) Serving in The Armed Forces of The USA and Great Britain!
Allied warships of Bombarding Force ‘C’, which supported the landings in the Omaha Beach area on June 6, 1944The column is led by USS Texas BB-35 (left) with HMS Glasgow C21, USS Arkansas BB-33, FFS George Leygues and FFS Montcalm following. Picture taken from HMS Holmes K581IWM - McNeill, M H A (Lt) Photographer
The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 of the Allied invasion in Operation Overlord during World War II. Today is the 77th anniversary.
The airborne operation was led by the “Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne and 82nd Airborne divisions. They gave their tomorrows so we could live today.
