Article of the day for June 6, 2016
Article of the day is Omaha Beach. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W
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Article of the day for June 6, 2016
The Article of the day for June 6, 2016 is Omaha Beach . Omaha Beach was one of five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on D-Day, 6 June 1944, during World War II. The untested 29th Infantry Division and nine companies of U.S. Army Rangers assaulted the western half of the beach; the battle-hardened 1st Infantry Division targeted the eastern half. The opposing German 352nd Infantry Division troops, mostly teenagers with no battalion-level training and some Eastern Front veterans, were largely deployed in strongpoints along the coast. The initial assault waves of tanks, infantry, and combat engineer forces were tasked with reducing the coastal defenses to allow larger ships to land. Little went as planned: most landing craft missed their targets, and the defenses were unexpectedly strong. Troops could not clear the heavily defended exits off the beach, delaying later landings. Groups of survivors eventually improvised assaults, scaling the...
Picture of the day for June 6, 2016
Picture of the day on June 6, 2016: Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus)
bisque: Word of the day for June 6, 2016
bisque , n : A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables. A pale pinkish brown colour. (ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit. […] (sports) An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. […]
bisque: Word of the day for June 6, 2016
Word of the day is bisque : A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables. A pale pinkish brown colour. (ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit. […] (sports) An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. […]