Medal of Honor

The XYZ complex Was a group of buildings that housed a German artillery battalion. Clearing the buildings had originally been assigned to a platoon from A Company, 502nd PIR, but the company scattered well north of their objective. Hence, the …

1944-06-06

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The XYZ complex Was a group of buildings that housed a German artillery battalion. Clearing the buildings had originally been assigned to a platoon from A Company, 502nd PIR, but the company scattered well north of their objective. Hence, the 502nd's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Pat Cassidy ordered elements of B Company to take the job. In the end most of the village was secured by Staff Sgt. Harrison Summers and Pfc. John Camien as they raced house to house, neutralizing the surprised Germans - Mark H. Walker

Mézières, France

The Normandy Landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal, and the operation had to be delayed 24 hours; a further postponement would have meant a delay of at least two weeks, as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days each month were deemed suitable. Adolf Hitler placed Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt placed Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower in command of Allied forces.

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