Army heritage days is an annual event held in may at Army Education center in carlyle, pennsylvania. Hundreds of hobbyists conduct dd talk to the public about the military from the American Revolution to the war on terror. The theme this year was dday 75th anniversary. Next on american artifacts we visit a living history camp to learn about the experiences of the armys 517th parachute Regimental Combat Team. U. S. Soldiers who fought in the Maritime Alps of france 75 years ago during the autumn of 1944. Good morning. I am part of a Group Representing f company of the 517th parachute regiment part of the unit called the 517th prct short for parachute Regimental Combat Team. It is a largely forgotten, over shadowed unit of the war because it was a smaller unit, numbered about 2500 men throughout the war. It was comprised of three smaller units, the 517th parachute frant regiment, the 596th airborne engineer company and the 460th parachute Field Artillery battalion so those three units to
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.
Parachute Regimental Combat Team. U. S. Soldiers who fought in the Maritime Alps of france in 1944. Good morning. My name is matt holmgren. Im part of a group represent the f company of the 517th parachute regiment. It was short for parachute Regimental Combat Team. A world war ii unit that fought in italy, Southern France. It is a largely overshadowed unit of a war because it was smaller, about 2500 men throughout the war. It was comprised of three smaller units. The 596 airborne engineer company. 460th air battalion. Those three units together made that Regimental Combat Team, which the entire campaign was attaching larger divisions where they were needed throughout the war. We are representing them during their Maritime Alps campaign in the south of france near the italian border. They were test with protecting the right flank of the main advance of the rome river valley. That came from the operation dragoon campaign in august 1944. The second invasion of france, overshadowed by ope
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Hundreds of hobbyiests conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about the military. The theme this year was the dday 75th anniversary. Next on american artifacts we visit a living history camp to learn about the experiences of the armys 517th parachute infantry combat team. Those who fought in france 75 years ago in the autumn of 1944. My name is Matt Holmgren im part of a Group Representing the 517th parachute infantry, which was part of a unit called the 517th prtc. Its a world war ii unit in italy, Southern France, battle of the bulge and the hurkin forest. Its a smaller unit, numbered about 2,500 men throughout the war. It was comprised of three smaller units, the 517th parachute infantry regiment, the 576th engineer company, those units made the combat team which the higher command throughout the war, their campaigns would attach them to larger units, divisions where they were needed as they were needed throughout the war. Were representing them through their time of the Mari