Battle Of Normandy Research Paper
U.S. History 4th Paper
Battle of Normandy, Utah Beach
5/31/13
Flooded Zone on Contentin Peninsula. Shows what the terrain was for the incoming troops
In the Battle of Normandy, France; more specifically Utah Beach, it was the westernmost of the five landing beaches on the Contentin peninsula we were invading. It was located at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, northwest of the Carentan Estuary on sandy dune beaches. Also located between two villages; Pouppeville and La Madeleine. It was called “Operation Overlord.” Originally, the plan did not call for landing on the Contentin, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of our expeditionary Force, added it to ensure an early capture of the port of Cherbourg, which is the northern tip of the peninsula. Dwight realized that the advance throughout Western Europe would need great amounts of equipment and Cherbourg would be the only port that can handle it, during the initial steps of the war.
Omaha Beach had many fortifications and defenses made by the Germans. Although, Utah Beach had them, the defenses were sparse. I later only realized this because there was flooding in low lying areas and the Germans were able to control the flooding with locks which controlled where they chose to …show more content…
The Americans had won the battle. With the help of Mother Nature and some unlikely errors with the communication between the Germans and their commanders, we had done it. We had gained a very big victory which helped ease the pain of the gruesome battle at Omaha Beach. The reason we had fought this battle in the first place was because Stalin needed our help. He needed us to set up a second front in West Europe so that he and his men would not be getting the big losses in men during the war. We had agreed with Stalin and planned the invasion of Normandy. Britain helped us out on three other beach invasions. We had this war in our hands now, we just needed to end it soon, and we
Battle of Normandy, Utah Beach
5/31/13
Flooded Zone on Contentin Peninsula. Shows what the terrain was for the incoming troops
In the Battle of Normandy, France; more specifically Utah Beach, it was the westernmost of the five landing beaches on the Contentin peninsula we were invading. It was located at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, northwest of the Carentan Estuary on sandy dune beaches. Also located between two villages; Pouppeville and La Madeleine. It was called “Operation Overlord.” Originally, the plan did not call for landing on the Contentin, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of our expeditionary Force, added it to ensure an early capture of the port of Cherbourg, which is the northern tip of the peninsula. Dwight realized that the advance throughout Western Europe would need great amounts of equipment and Cherbourg would be the only port that can handle it, during the initial steps of the war.
Omaha Beach had many fortifications and defenses made by the Germans. Although, Utah Beach had them, the defenses were sparse. I later only realized this because there was flooding in low lying areas and the Germans were able to control the flooding with locks which controlled where they chose to …show more content…
The Americans had won the battle. With the help of Mother Nature and some unlikely errors with the communication between the Germans and their commanders, we had done it. We had gained a very big victory which helped ease the pain of the gruesome battle at Omaha Beach. The reason we had fought this battle in the first place was because Stalin needed our help. He needed us to set up a second front in West Europe so that he and his men would not be getting the big losses in men during the war. We had agreed with Stalin and planned the invasion of Normandy. Britain helped us out on three other beach invasions. We had this war in our hands now, we just needed to end it soon, and we