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NORMANDY NEWS

June, 1944

These soldiers await the invasion during the Normandy Invasions

FRANCIS KIELY

$1.50 • PREP FOR ATTACK

B BLOCK

• DECEPTION • ON THE BEACH

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ISSUE 49

The Invasion that Changed the World.

Soldiers storm the beach on June 6th, 1944

"We have reached the sand. There are bodies every where. Men are dead or dying, their legs and arms are sometimes flung out, sometimes tucked under their lifeless bodies. Some are crying out." This quote can be related to by 156,000 veterans, dead or alive, as they stormed the beaches of Normandy. Take a moment to read about one of the largest invasions in human history.

A training beach for the U.S soldiers to prepare for D-day

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Preparation for Dday

Soldiers prepare for a training exercise on Slapton Sands

A BIG INVASION NEEDS BIG PLANNING Even though the Normandy Landings was huge, the planning might’ve been even bigger.

Allied soldiers rehearsed their roles for the Normandy landings months before the invasions.

Winston Churchill decided that if they were going to attack the Germans on French soil. They knew the Germans could prepare for an attack on the west, so they decided to attack at Normandy near the english channel. The Allied forces decided they needed to attack on days with full moons for illumination and for the tide to be right. The original date for the invasion was June 5th but conditions were unsuitable for an air and sea attack. High winds and choppy seas pushed the invasion date back to June 6th. The conditions weren’t perfect on June 6th, but Chief meteorologist J.M. Stagg predicted a lull in the weather long enough to get troops onto the beach. The planning and preparation gone into the Normandy Landings was a crucial part of the success of the invasion.

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This map shows the predetermined attack routes of the Allied forces on D-day

Deception: The art of

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear 1st Infantry,

misdirection.

Lately the 29th

Infantry has been getting hit with a lot of German force and I was

Nobody likes someone who can’t keep a secret, but imagine being executed because of it! If operation Overlord was leaked to the Germans, then there is a very good chance that the Normandy landings would’ve failed. Germans sent over spies to the U.S to try and gain information about any possible attacks on Nazi Europe. They received a constant flow of information about U.S army plans, but what they didn’t know was that almost all of their spies had been captured by the U.S and the intel they were getting was fake. The information told the Germans when and where they were going to attack, except all of it was fake. Just before the invasion, the Americans made a risky move.

They told one of the double crossed spies they captured to tell the Germans about operation Overlord, A.K.A the actual invasion, but then a day later tell the Germans it was a decoy and the real one was one the other side of the English channel towards the Bay of Biscay. To make it believable, the Allied forces put inflated tanks over by the area to make it look like they were going to attack there.

This whole operation of deception was nicknamed operation fortitude. They even came up with a fake harbor to put in their fake location. Using deception, the Allies were able to catch the Germans off guard and invade the beaches of Normandy.

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wondering if you had any tips on surviving. I came to you because you have experience with getting hit with lots of Artillery and ground forces. So if you could give us some tips that would be much appreciated.

Our infantry just

secured St. Lo but it wasn’t easy getting here. We were pinned on the beach for a long time and lost most of our infantry. Using the men we had left we pushed through the hedge rows. We faced heavy artillery and snipers. I had a friend who said “We’re supposed to run across fields with friggin’ Nazis shooting as us and not be afraid or something. I’m always wondering why i’m running at the people I don’t wanna see.” I think he had a good point. That’s why we need those survival tips. I think they’d be very helpful and the sooner the better. So get back to us ASAP.

Sincerely, The

29th Infantry.

Dear 29th Infantry,

we got your letter

and thought of some helpful tips to get you through the war. The first one is stay dug in, always be near shelter so you don’t get bombed or hit with shell.

Another is stay calm. You will die if you don’t focus and get the mission done smoothly. These tips will hopefully keep you alive long enough to get back home.

Godspeed, the 1st Infantry

Before the beach All the preparation, the deception, the training, all for this.

The invasion of Normandy and Nazi Europe. It starts before daylight, gliders fly into france to capture two rivers, the Orne river and Caen canal, if they capture this bridge they can cut off German gear and reinforcements. They could also connect the british paratroopers to the Normandy beaches where the invasion was. It also provided a way to get out of the invasion area because the Allied bombers had destroyed the others bridges. Peter Boyle, a navigator for one of the gliders capturing the bridge, recalls landing in France. “It’s a good landing if you walk away from it.” He said, recalling how hard it was to land a glider. The Germans rigged the bridges with explosives to detonate it if needed. So the glider troops had to work fast. If they captured the Orne river, they were supposed to radio the word “Ham”, and if they captured the Caen canal, they were to radio the word “Jam”. And if they were to pull off a miracle then they were to radio the word “Ham and Jam”. The glider troops were somehow able to These flying crafts are gliders. They are flown up by pilots and glide into warfare.

They are hard to steer, but are good for stealth because they don't make any noise.

capture both bridges with either being detonated. The radio operator, Fred Tappenden, spoke the following words. “Ham and Jam, Ham and Jam, hello four dog Ham and Jam, Ham and Jam. Hello four dog Ham and Jam, Ham and bloody Jam!! Why don’t you answer me?”. Turns out “Four dog” had just lost his radio. Luckily, everything went according to plan, and the invasion went on.

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The Invasion of Normandy beaches and Nazi Europe had a huge impact on the outcome of World War 2. The invasion turned the momentum from the Nazis to the Americans and the Allied forces. This momentum led to the Allied victory over Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. Leading to the freedom of Europe and the Jews. The invasion of Normandy was a large reason the Allied forces won World War 2.

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Part of Speech (noun, verb, adj)

Definition (in context with the story)

Sentence from book & Page #

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1. Army

noun

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2.Battalion

Noun

A group of soldiers within the army

“The whole battalion is going to get on the boats, then climb back on the ship?” pg. 9

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Company

noun

A small group of soldiers within an infantry

“One platoon, baker company, into the LCVP.” pg. 16

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4.Death

noun

When someone stops living

“We had to run into the great invisible death machine.” pg 44

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Eisenhower

noun

General then future president

“He said that Eisenhower is telling the frenchies to stay off the road” pg 16

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6. Fuhrer

noun

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Noun

A nickname for Germans in the second world war

“Why don’t the Krauts just give up?” pg 22

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8. Artillery

Noun

A name for heavy weapons such as mortars, tanks, etc.

“I couldn’t tell the difference between our artillery and the German artillery at first” pg. 61

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9. Medic

Noun

A man who is on the “For a moment I think he is battlefield who tends jesus, but then I see he’s a to the injured and medic.”pg 41 shot

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10. Officer

noun

A man in the army “There were some officers who is in charge of a already on deck.” Pg. 11 group of soldiers.

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11. Tank

noun

A vehicle with a turret and a cannon mounted on top.

Used in battles

“There are men crouched behind the tanks.” pg. 39

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12. Normandy

noun

A city in france where the Allied army invaded europe to take it from the Nazis

“Then the Brits will beat the crap out of the Krauts while we sit up in Normandy and have parties.” pg. 25

The Naz the Allied invade in

13. Omaha

noun

the nickname for

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if needed soldiers would kill the enemy with bayonets

14. bayonet

noun

A sharp sword like piece of metal on the end of a gun used to impale the enemy

“If I run out of bullets, i’ll stick them with my bayonet,” pg.28

15. General

noun

The highest rank in a military force,

“At the rate we're going, I’ll be a General Eisenhower general at the end of the war.” conducted the pg.98 Normandy landings

16. Panzers

noun

A german tank, usually big

“The panzers started moving into the hedgerows.” Pg. 95

The allied forces had to watch for panzers in the hedgerows.

17. ammunition

noun

also known as bullets, what comes out of the gun when you shoot it.

“They’ve got to be as low on ammunition as we are.” Pg.75

It was important to preserve ammunition

18. Bedford

noun

a town in Virginia that suffered the most losses of soldiers

“Those Germans haven’t seen what Bedford men are about!”

Pg. 12

The protagonist is from Bedford

19. Shells

noun

Explosives shot by mortars

“They begin to argue, and somebody says they forgot to arm the shells.” Pg.41

The allied forces were often being hit with shells

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20. Canteen

noun

a portable stash of drinking water

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“We each got a canteen of water and enough water in our mess kits to wipe them out.”

Pg.71

It was important to keep your canteen so you didn't die of thirst

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