The news of this alarmed the Allied army so much that the changed the time of their invasion from high tide to low tide, meaning that there was more open ground to cover, yet they reduced the risk of lives lost in the traps (Dank, 1984).
Suppies
For the invasion to be as successful as possible the U.S provided the troops going into Normandy with special supplies that were normally not given out to most troops.Vomit bags and anti-seasick pills were handed to all the troops before embarking on their trip in the landing crafts, yet due to the limit of vomit bags they could hand out some troops resorted to use their helmet as well. Every troop was given 200 dollars worth of U.S issued French currency that was only able to be used in a time of war ( McManus, 2011). With that the were given pliofilm rifle covers, a plastic waterproof bag in which they can place their rifle to prevent sand and ocean …show more content…
The three men in charge of leading the American attack were Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, US Ground Forces Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, and Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley was in charge of commanding the First Army, which encompassed the entire V Corps of Omaha Beach, and VII Corps in charge of the landing invasion on Utah Beach of Normandy (Barrett, 2000). The VII, in command of Major General J Lawton Collins, was made of about 37,000 troops between the 4th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, 90th Infantry, and 101st Airborne divisions. At Omaha Beach the V Corps, commanded by Major General Leonard T. Gerow, consisted of 34, 250 men between the First Infantry Division and 36th Infantry Division (Joseph, 1984). Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, in command of all this was a well respected General who had a history of caring for his
Suppies
For the invasion to be as successful as possible the U.S provided the troops going into Normandy with special supplies that were normally not given out to most troops.Vomit bags and anti-seasick pills were handed to all the troops before embarking on their trip in the landing crafts, yet due to the limit of vomit bags they could hand out some troops resorted to use their helmet as well. Every troop was given 200 dollars worth of U.S issued French currency that was only able to be used in a time of war ( McManus, 2011). With that the were given pliofilm rifle covers, a plastic waterproof bag in which they can place their rifle to prevent sand and ocean …show more content…
The three men in charge of leading the American attack were Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, US Ground Forces Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, and Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley was in charge of commanding the First Army, which encompassed the entire V Corps of Omaha Beach, and VII Corps in charge of the landing invasion on Utah Beach of Normandy (Barrett, 2000). The VII, in command of Major General J Lawton Collins, was made of about 37,000 troops between the 4th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, 90th Infantry, and 101st Airborne divisions. At Omaha Beach the V Corps, commanded by Major General Leonard T. Gerow, consisted of 34, 250 men between the First Infantry Division and 36th Infantry Division (Joseph, 1984). Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, in command of all this was a well respected General who had a history of caring for his