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
They fought in the Maritime Alps in france. I am part of a group or presenting the parachute infantry regiment. This was short for parachute regimental combat. It is a world war ii unit that fought in italy, Southern France. It is a largely forgotten unit. It was a small unit. It numbered about 2500 men throughout the war. It was comprised of three smaller units. The 596 Airborne Company and and the 460th. Those three units maybe Regimental Combat Team. The higher army command would attack units where they were needed as they were needed. We are representing them during their time in the autumn of 1944. That was in the south of france and the french alps near the italian border where they were protecting the right flank. That came from the invasion of Southern France. It was overshadowed by the famous normandie operation. Originally, both operations were designed to take place simultaneously. This is the hammer and the and fill. Due to lack of Landing Craft and aircraft, they were not
And and an historian at the adams county Historical Society. He is the coauthor of numerous articles and books of history on the civil war. He is lucky that civil war roundtables has appeared on Television Documentaries including the popular pcn battle walk series. Integralon, he was an part of our storyline here. Lets give a warm welcome to tim smith. [applause] you have my book. [laughter] i was waiting to show it later. Dr. Today, i am going to talk about some of the farms around the battlefield of gettysburg. I did do a book called the farms of gettysburg. I have always been interested in the people who lived here at the time of the civil war. A lot of people who read about the battle and understand the general story when you start reading deeper into it, you come across the names of the people who lived in the area. When i moved to gettysburg and became a licensed battlefield guide instead of working at the adams county Historical Society, i had the Resources Available to learn a
F company of the 517th parachute infantry regiment, which was part of a unit that was called the 517th prct. It was short for parachute Regimental Combat Team. A world war ii unit that fought in italy, Southern France. It is a largely forgotten unit. It was a small unit. There were about 2500 men throughout the war. It was comprised of three smaller units. Parachute unit, the 596th Airborne Company and and the 460th. Those three units maybe Regimental Combat Team. The higher army command would attack units where they were needed as they were needed. We are representing them during their time in the autumn of 1944. That was in the south of france in the french alps, where they were cast with protecting the right flank. That came from the invasion of Southern France in august of 1944. It was overshadowed by operation overlord, the famous normandy operation. They were nicknamed hammer and anvil. Due to lack of Landing Craft and aircraft, they were not able to have both operations at the s
Events are strictly nonpartisan, they are not intended to offer any kind of policy recommendations or agendas. They are simply meant to give greater insight into how we got to where we are, which we believe helps us to understand how we can solve problems. So a few thanks, and then i will turn it over to alan. First of all, the Mellon Foundation funds this program. We are very grateful to them. Secondly, the room has been booked for us by congressman jerry connollys office, and we are grateful to them. Finally, i want to thank my reiger,t director, jeff who is at the table outside but will be coming in shortly. Now i will turn it over to professor alan kraut from the american university, who will moderate the event. Before i do, let me say, most of you will find these index cards on your seat. The intent of these is that as the discussion proceeds, if you have questions, write them on these cards. We will collect them after formal remarks and use them to initiate the discussion. Think