Directory. It contains the information you need to stay in touch with members of congress, federal agencies and state governors. Order your copy online today at cspan store. Org. Army heritage days is held in may at u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania. Hundreds of living history hobbyists conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about the military, from the American Revolution to the war on terror. The theme this year was the dday 7 55th anniversary. Next we go to a camp to learn about the 517th parachute Regimental Combat Team, u. S. Soldiers who fought in the Maritime Alps of france during the autumn of 1944. Good morning. My name is matt holmgren. I am part of a Group Representing f company of the 517th parachute infantry regiment that was part of a unit called the 517th prct which was short for parachute Regimental Combat Team. It was a world war ii unit that fought in italy and the hulken forest it was a small irunit, numbered about 2500 men thr
The theme this year was the dday 75th anniversary. Next on american artifacts we visit a living history camp to leadership about the parachute regimental keep bat team, who fought in the mar tile a im part of a troop representing fcompany, part of a unit of the 517th prct, which was short for parachute Regimental Combat Team. It is a largely forgotten overshadowed unit of the war. It was a smaller unit, about 2500 men. It was comprised of three smaller units. The three units together made the combat team, which the higher army company throughout the war would attach them to larger divisions, where they were needed, as needed throughout the war. We are representing them during the Maritime Alps campaign. That was near the italian border in which they were tasked with protecting the right flank of the main advance of the u. S. 7th army up the rhone river valley. That was overshadowed by the famous normandy operations. Originally both operations were designed to take place simultaneously.
And which they were tasked with protecting the flank of the main advance of the seventh army of the river valley, that came from the operation from the invasion of southern faced, august and the forgotten invasion overshadowed by Operation Overlord the victim enormity operations, originally both operations were designed to take place simultaneously, they would hammer in the anvil and trap the germans and liberate france but unfortunately due to lack of Landing Craft they were, higher command was not able to have both operations at the same time in normandy was team the most important operation as we know from history what happened there, but operational again this Southern Operations were delayed and that originally took place on august 15th. Troops were stranded along the beach, they were prepared for an onslaught but not a single german soldier appeared, not even something sort of overhead, mine detector squads clear the roads so that things could continue on their way, and prisoners
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