| dc.creator |
Noëlle Cowling |
|
| dc.date |
2012-02-01T00:00:00Z |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2015-07-20T20:08:43Z |
|
| dc.date.available |
2015-07-20T20:08:43Z |
|
| dc.identifier |
10.5787/24-2-271 |
|
| dc.identifier |
2224-0020 |
|
| dc.identifier |
https://doaj.org/article/9f10afa2bd2c4034befe461430060289 |
|
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8425 |
|
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://doaj.org/article/9f10afa2bd2c4034befe461430060289 |
|
| dc.description |
<p>Arguably the most famous date of the Second<em> </em>World War is the 6th June 1944, better known<em> </em>as D-Day, the date on which the Allies returned<em> </em>to the continent of Europe in <em>Operation Overlord, </em>the greatest amphibious assault ever<em> </em>mounted in the history of warfare. In the first<em> </em>two hours alone 156 000 Allied troops went<em> </em>ashore, forming the vanguard for the army of<em> </em>over two million men that was to follow. Although<em> </em>the officers who planned the invasion<em> </em>predicted that the Allies would suffer a tremendously<em> </em>high casualty rate, the inescapable fact<em> </em>was that in order to come to grips with the<em> </em>German Army and destroy it, sooner or later it<em> </em>would be necessary to invade the mainland of<em> </em>Europe. The enthusiasm with which this concept<em> </em>was embraced usually varied in proportion<em> </em>to the distance of the individual from the potential<em> </em>invasion coast.</p> |
|
| dc.language |
English |
|
| dc.publisher |
University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy) |
|
| dc.relation |
http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/271 |
|
| dc.relation |
https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020 |
|
| dc.source |
Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 24, Iss 2 (2012) |
|
| dc.subject |
6th June 1944 |
|
| dc.subject |
D-Day |
|
| dc.subject |
Operation Overlord |
|
| dc.subject |
Europe |
|
| dc.subject |
German Army |
|
| dc.subject |
invade the mainland of Europe |
|
| dc.subject |
Second World War |
|
| dc.subject |
Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
U |
|
| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Technology and Engineering |
|
| dc.subject |
Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
U |
|
| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Technology and Engineering |
|
| dc.subject |
Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
U |
|
| dc.subject |
Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
U |
|
| dc.subject |
Military Science |
|
| dc.subject |
U |
|
| dc.title |
OPERATION OVERLORD - A SYNOPSIS OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS |
|
| dc.type |
Article |
|