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Mother Nature could have thrown her support behind Hitler’s hordes.
Here s What You Need to Remember: Despite Hitler s hopes that defeating D-Day would persuade the Allies to seek peace, the Soviet armies would have continued to march on Germany, and the Allies would have eventually mounted another invasion. The war would go on until the Third Reich was gone.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower s face was grim but composed as he read a short message to the assembled group of reporters on the morning of June 7, 1944. Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
Showdown: 5 Greatest Tank Battles in Military History
There are actually several armored showdowns that rightfully rank as being among the greatest tank battles. Here is a sample of what I would argue should be the top five.
Certainly, anyone who has ever played the video game
World of Tanks likely has debated what is the best tank, and the fact remains that there will likely never be a consensus as opinion plays a factor. When it comes to what was the greatest tank battle in history, it comes down to the numbers as well as the type of tanks involved, but also how the tanks were employed.
It could have turned out differently.
Here s What You Need to Remember: Even if D-Day had failed, the war would have continued. Despite Hitler s hopes that defeating D-Day would persuade the Allies to seek peace, the Soviet armies would have continued to march on Germany, and the Allies would have eventually mounted another invasion.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower s face was grim but composed as he read a short message to the assembled group of reporters on the morning of June 7, 1944. Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.
Holding the Line at Smolensk: The Red Army s Bloody Attempt To Stop the Nazi Juggernaut
In Smolensk during the summer of 1941, the Soviet Red Army attempted to slow Hitler s Operation Barbarossa.
Here s What You Need to Know: The Red Army suffered over 600,000 casualties, including almost 400,000 men taken prisoner.
After crushing the first-line Soviet armies in brutal three-week cauldron battles at the border, the steamroller of German Army Group Center continued deeper into Soviet territory during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on June 22, 1941.
The twin armored spearheads of Army Group Center were Panzer Group 2 under the command of General Heinz Guderian and Panzer Group 3 under extremely capable tank general Hermann Hoth. Their coordinated offensive on July 10, 1941, unleashed the Battle of Smolensk, a bloody struggle around the ancient Russian city that was to last two long months.