Why is omaha beach so famous?

kraut-kill3r · 08-13-2001, 01:11 AM

...there were a bunch of other beaches like utah beach etc.. why is omaha so famous?

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geRV · 08-13-2001, 01:18 AM

Had the most casualities plus it was the main supply route after they landed.

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ONCE MORE UNTO THE BEACH

Koshi · 08-13-2001, 01:23 AM

Ya. All the remaining Germans from other beaches concentrated on Omaha. Compared to the defenses on Omaha, the other beaches were Cake Walks. Also, other than Utah, the other beaches were barely defended.

intrestedviewer · 08-13-2001, 01:24 AM

it was the turning point in that front just as midway and ah damn i forgot the rest. from there on the germans were pulling back in that front.

SoLiDUS · 08-13-2001, 01:28 AM

THAT, and they made so many damn movies about it : the game makers use the most well known of them all to entice people to play their game ...

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Milla · 08-13-2001, 01:28 AM

you guys are right compared to the other beaches Omaha was no doubt the most difficult beach to take and it was most definatly the turning point. Its just a shame that all those american soilders had to die that day, alot of them were only 18 or in there early 20s.

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"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his"
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[This message has been edited by Capt. John Miller (edited August 13, 2001).]

kraut-kill3r · 08-13-2001, 01:52 AM

ahh i see, it makes sense now, there are quite a few reasons

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Bürgen · 08-13-2001, 10:53 AM

Hey, I'm back...

Ok the reason that compared to the other beaches, Omaha was a 'cake walk' was because of botched naval bombardment. Before the actual landings there was a period of massive naval bombardment, on ALL four other beaches more than 75% of deffensive fortifications were knocked out. But on Omaha the bombardment overshot the targets, most rounds hitting the flooded tidal flats behind the main fortifications, causing minimal casualties.

...Leave it to the squids to screw things up for the Army

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A.Murphy · 08-14-2001, 01:25 AM

Cpt John Miller, Its not
"he won it", its "you won it"."Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans traditionally love to fight. ALL REAL Americans, love the sting of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers . . . Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in Hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post, don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating. Now we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know . . . My God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're going up against. My God, I do. We're not just going to shoot the bastards, we're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel. Now some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you'll chicken out under fire. Don't worry about it. I can assure you that you'll all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood, shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo, that a moment before was your best friends face, you'll know what to do. Now there's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything, we'll let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly, and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose. Now, there's one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War Two?" You won't have to say, "Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana." Alright now, you sons of bitches, you know how I feel. Oh! . . . I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere. That's all."
General George S. Patton, Jr.
3rd Army speech
England, 31 May 1944
6th Armored Division

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intrestedviewer · 08-14-2001, 01:35 AM

my god u have a lot of time on your hands.

JK

Partisan · 08-14-2001, 01:59 AM

It is famous because Americans landed there, if it was Rusians I'm sure that younger generations wouldn't even hear about it!

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Milla · 08-14-2001, 07:36 AM

Lol thanks for the close eye A.Murphy but i didnt want my quote that long so i just shortned it.

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"Now i want you to remember that, No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his"
-General George S. Patton

colonel hogan · 08-14-2001, 08:10 AM

"We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose" george s patton
lol i dont know how u hold onto someones nose and kick him up the arse. Maybe he meant between his legs hehe

Milla · 08-14-2001, 08:35 AM

General patton was really funny! LOL

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"Now i want you to remember that, No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his"
-General George S. Patton

kraut-kill3r · 08-14-2001, 10:10 AM

no, its not that, there were like 5 other beaches, including omaha. i wanted to know why omaha was so famous out of all of the beaches, and now i know.

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