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plan_D said:No, that's wrong. The British designed the Duplex-Drive (DD), they fitted the device on to the M4 Sherman to be used on D-Day. The U.S forces accepted the tank and used it on Utah beach while the British and Canadians used them on Gold, Juno and Sword.
What happened on Omaha was that the DD Shermans were let out too early. The commanders were too frightened of getting too close so let the DDs out earlier than everyone else, right into the rough currents further out from shore. This caused many to sink or just get dragged away from the Omaha beach.
lesofprimus said:I was at Normandy in 1993 and I still have fond memories of it...
I remember, while I was still in Electronics school, we went to the local VA (Veterans Administration) and went around the hospital talking with these Vets, and it changed my life... Id been around military people all my life, from my Grandpas side of things in WWII, to my Dads in Nam...
But this was different. These guys were all in different stages of dying, and 3/4's of em just wished that they could have died saving one of his buddies that didnt make it..... I'll admit this because it matters, but i started to cry when one Guy told me how he earned his Silver Star at Normandy, and how he would have given his life just to save 1 more guy....
I get kinda depressed around this time of year, Memorial Day and D Day...... My way of showing grief...
Salute!