NCOs of D-Day

Abstract

On June 6, 1944, Allied Forces conducted a mission known as "Operation Overlord" that would stun the German Army who at the time occupied Normandy France. American Soldiers and their allies risked there lives in this operation to liberate the French and establish a free will in Europe. The purpose of this paper is to recognize a few NCOs who fought bravely during one of the greatest invasions of military history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 2010
Accession Number
AD1131320

Entities

People

  • Richard D. Lacuesta

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Air Cooled
  • Airborne
  • Army
  • Automatic Rifles
  • Guns
  • History
  • Infantry
  • Landing Craft
  • Machine Guns
  • Machines
  • Military History
  • New York
  • Second World War
  • Small Arms
  • Students
  • Vehicles
  • War
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • West Virginia

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.