The 77th division under the command of major Whittlesey had inexperienced soldiers put into their ranks. Major Whittlesey was given an order to advance into the argonne forest and capture the Charlevaux mill up on hill 193 hill ,and after taking casualties wished to fall back to receive supplies and reinforcements but were told that under no circumstances were they to give up ground to the germans "WE ARE NOT GOING BACK BUT FORWARD!" –General Alexander. They continued the advance into the Argonne while sustaining heavy losses to snipers and fortified german gun positions. The attack was successful and caught the germans off guard which was fortunate for them due to all the inexperienced soldiers. The battle fractured the individual units of their divisions and took the commanders a few days to regroup them back into their divisions. When they were back in their divisions the AEF attacked deep in the Argonne forest which proved to be an obstacle and caused the advance to be slow due to exhaustion, bad weather, combat stress and the constant resistance …show more content…
Ammunition was low and hand grenades were exhausted, while in the south the 308th and some 207th made repeated desperate attacks against the germans to relieve Whittlesey’s surrounded men in the Argonne with no success. The 152nd field artillery made plans to attempt to fire a barrage of protection around the small pocket of men in hope of supporting the men there and drawing the german forces away. Problem was someone messed up the map coordinates at least one battery* of artillery dropped a barrage right on top of Whittlesey's pocket instead of around them and with machine gun and mortar fire the americans could not relocate out of the artillery fire a half hour into the bombardment Major Whittlesey sent a pigeon named Cher Ami with the following plea for the bombardment to
...ch Battalion. COL Freeman dedicated the reserves to regain the position lost by George Company. Rangers and the reserves regained the position. CCF endured their first tactical loss, while Eighth Army would not be defeated again. 23rd RCT were relieved by Task Force Crombez of 1st Cavalry Division.
These men of this division showed just how powerful they were just after their first appearance in war. Then this division was asked to be a part of one of the most famous missions in the United States Army’s history, D-Day. This division then took on this challenge of D-Day and were very successful in their mission. If the 82nd had not gone into Normandy the night before D-Day then the whole outcome of D-day would, with any doubt, have a different outcome for both sides. The task that this division took was pure bravery and courage.
In May of 1929 President Herbert Hoover appointed the Wickersham Commission with former U.S. Attorney General George W. Wickersham. The Wickersham Commission is officially called the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement. The commission was in response to the public’s concern about crime and also was a way to resolve the debate of continuing prohibiting. Wickersham at the time was an attorney and a former cabinet member, as its chairmen. The Commission was the first review in the United States of federal review and law enforcement. It consisted of judges, educators, lawyers, that represented all sections of the country. The commission was made up of eleven subcommittees, and it published the 14 reports in 1931. These reports covered the importance of probation and parole, police procedures, and the cause of crime. The members that represented these committees were leading experts in
In late October of 1965, troops of the 1st Brigade were sent into the battle. After the enemy was repulsed, the 3rd Brigade replaced the 1st Brigade in early November (X-Ray). After three days of patrolling without any contact, Hal Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was ordered to air assault into the Ia Drang Valley on Nov 14. Moore's plan was to move Bravo and Alpha northwest past the creek bed, and Charlie south toward the mountain. Delta Company, which comprised special weapons forces including mortar, recon, and machine gun units, was to be used as the battlefield reserve. In the center of the LZ was a large termite hill that which was to become Moore's command post.
In the summer of 1944, General George S. Patton and his 3rd Army successfully broke through heavy German Forces resistance from the Normandy invasion. German forces were in total disarray by the end of August 1944. Patton pleaded with his boss, General Omar Bradley, that if 3rd U.S. Army could be allocated as little as 400,000 gallons of fuel, he could be inside Germany in two days. Time was crucial before the inevitable reaction by the Germans to shore up their defense, preventing Patton from advancing. General Bradley refused Patton's request for more fuel; Unfortunately, General Patton advanced to Germany. Morale ran high throughout Patton’s Army, and there was no sign of heavy resistance before the German border. Consequently, by early September, the 3rd U.S Army had ground to a virtual halt along the flooded Moselle River. In places, Patton's tanks and vehicles ran out of fuel on the battlefield and their swift momentum outran their supply lines (Fugate, 1999). Lack of logistics allowed the German forces to take advantage of Patton’s Army and initiate one of the largest tank battles of World War II, the Battle of Arracourt.
Major General Webb was the commanding officer at the Fort William Henry, until he decided to leave for Ft. Edward a few miles away, taking a good number of men with him. This left the fort in the hands of Colonel Monro and Colonel Young and about 2,300 men, and only about half of these men were fit for duty. The fort was bombarded with a garrison of over 7, 500 French soldiers and Indian allies. Monro held out for four days, and did not decide to seek terms with the French until he was notified that reinforcements were not available to Monro at the time.
Described as “ the jewel in the crown” of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, Lake Winnipesaukee is the state’s largest standing body of water, nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains east of Laconia, in Belknap and Carroll counties. The lake is roughly 21 miles long and between 1 and 9 miles wide, with a surface area of approximately 72 square miles and a maximum depth of 212 feet. There are 258 islands in Lake Winnipesaukee, with a total shoreline of approximately 288 miles. This glacial, mountain lake was formed 1, 000, 000 million years ago resulting from glacial activities, that also consequently shaped the region’s beautiful landscape.
However as the division commander, he failed to establish trust with his brigade commanders and build cohesive teams amongst his four brigades who took heavy losses in men and officers the day prior. Pettigrew had two men new to brigade command; Colonel Marshall took over Pettigrew’s own brigade and Colonel Birkett Fry took over for the wounded General Archer. General Davis and Colonel Brockenbrough were still in charge of their brigades, but were known to be inexperienced and poor leaders respectively. Pettigrew was aware of the shortcomings of Davis and Brockenbrough but did little to affect their deficiencies. For Davis, Pettigrew took “great pains before the assault to see that the division moved out properly.” This pestering did not make Davis more confident in his role and did not serve to strengthen the relationship or build trust between Pettigrew and his new brigade
The largest airborne operation ever organized, Market-Garden cost the Allies between 15,130 and 17,200 killed, wounded, and captured. The bulk of these occurred in the British 1st Airborne Division which began the battle with 10,600 men and saw 1,485 killed and 6,414 captured. German losses numbered between 7,500 and 10,000. Having failed to capture the bridge over the Lower Rhine at Arnhem, the operation was deemed a failure as the subsequent offensive into Germany could not proceed. The failure of Market-Garden has been attributed to a multitude of factors ranging from intelligence failures, overly optimistic planning, poor weather, and the lack of tactical initiative on the part of commanders. Despite its failure, Montgomery remained an advocate of the plan calling it "90% successful."
On November 16 Capable Organization, with Streams ahead of the pack tank, would lead another ambush. This time the objective was German positions
American novelist Willa Cather believed “ there are only two or three human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; Like the larks in this country, that have been singing the same five notes over for thousands of years.” However, I believe her statement is only partially true. Objective experiences are repetitive, observable, and concrete. They oscillate through time. However, our subjective experience as individuals is unique. Philosophers Kierkegaard, Descartes, and Socrates all acknowledged that each person’s self is different, and therefore not repeating.
After watching the first episode of GSN’s new game show that’s all about numbers and statistics since the network’s Upfront in March, I had mixed feelings about Winsanity. Starting off with the good qualities, Winsanity has an excellent play-along factor that gets the audience truly invested in the game, especially with thousand of dollars in cool and attractive prizes at stake including a grocery shopping spree, outdoor cinema and a new car. Much like Million Second Quiz, The Million Pound Drop and Boom!, the show also does an excellent job of getting the home viewers involved with the live interactive game on the show’s site on GSN, although it is slightly disappointing that there is no mobile app for the play-along feature. Similar to Easiest Game Show Ever, the random, obscure statistical trivia facts presented on the show makes the show easy to follow and fun to watch, works well for a healthy wide range of audiences and makes the game challenging in attempting rank them in order. You can feel the vivacity and energy exuding from the audience members, including the ones who aren’t chosen to potentially win, rooting for whomever the solo contestant is because of the show’s central focus on that one specific factor.
Whole battalions disappeared under the bombardment. And one by one, vital positions were taken by the Germans. One section consisted of a rectangle 500 by 1000 yards, and was estimated that 80,000 heavy shells had fallen. The woods disappeared and the landscape became unrecognizable, flattened by the massive bombardment. French troops were paralyzed by its intensity. This was to follow in the days ahead with bombardments and attacks by German infantry against isolated groups of French soldiers. Finally, came the ultimate humiliation for the French when Fort Douaumont fell to the Germans in strange circumstances. Eventually, General Petain was called to save
John Wycliffe produced some of the first hand written English translations of the Bible and helped to make them widely available. Cam believed everyone should understand the Bible, so he started a linguistics school (the Summer Institute of Linguistics, known now as SIL) that trained people to do Bible translation. The controversies in which one engaged at Oxford were philosophical rather than prettily theological or ecclesiastical-political, and the method of discussion was academic and formal. They were transferred out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text effectual to Wycliffe. The bishops, who were divided, satisfied themselves with forbidding him to declare further on the controversy. Today, more than 1,600 languages are
William Wordsworth was born on April 7th, 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. He was the son of John and Ann Cookson Wordsworth and had four siblings who all remained very close throughout their lives. When he was only eight years old, Wordsworth’s mother died. He, as well as his other siblings, had little to no involvement with his father, as they did not get along well. The Wordsworth family lived in a rural area along the Derwent River. Living in this area allowed Wordsworth to experience nature which influenced several of his writings.