First Allied Airborne Army

execution of Operation Husky following allied victory in North Africa occurred despite failures in mission command and joint interoperability. This evaluation measures key command and control actions and consequences of Operation Husky against the three major components of mission command including understanding, intent and mutual trust as established in current military doctrine and guidance. A review of pertinent case studies indicates major flaws in allied mutual trust and less important…

Steven E. Ambrose. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle Nest, New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. Band of Brothers is an exceptionally written well -documented account of the soldier’s personal experiences as they battle across Europe during World War II. The book documented the victories, daily struggles and deplorable conditions endured through first-hand accounts of the Easy Company from basic training in July 1942 until the unit was…

direct strategy and the peripheral strategy of the British focused on Prime Minster Winston Churchill’s traditional approach through a naval based power and a large army by fighting small peripheral operations to gradually weaken the enemy. The United States with a powerful army felt a stronger direct fighting force of the German Army was the most effective strategy. The United States commanders argued for the invasion of France to end the war in Europe. The British advocated for operations…

disciplined initiative, use mission orders, and accept prudent risk. During the Battle of the Bulge General George S. Patton was in charge of the United States Third Army and demonstrated many of the qualities that make up mission command. His successful use of these tenants of mission command not only led to the multiple successes of the Third Army but also a victory at the Battle of the Bulge.…

and many of their victories have been exaggerated over time. However one fight that America can take credit for without amplification is the Second World War. The United States joined the Allied force officially in December of 1941 and after four years of fighting the Allies won. The United States led the Allied Forces to victory during the Second World War by their participation in the war with Japan, economic support, and decision making. The Pacific War was fought almost entirely between…

proceed by the Allied powers throughout Europe, required a large amount of time for preparation, consisted of many nations participating in the invasion, and relied on several tactics to confuse and weaken the German defensive. World War II was considered an immense war and was fought on almost every continent on the earth…

S and Japan that took place between 4th and 7th of June 1942.This battle took place about 6 months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The battle of Midway was the high water mark for the Japanese.This battle was the turning point in the war and the first major victory for the Allies in the Pacific. At 6am, an American aircraft spotted two of the four Japanese aircraft carriers.Admiral Nagumo,a Japanese admiral,did not expect the presence of the American aircraft carriers yet. Around 7am the dive…

beaches while everything was going against them, and how it led to an overall Allied victory in WWII. Overall, D-Day advanced human development as specific technologies were required to make the water landings happen. While the Allies had many disadvantages, they were able to secure the beaches through their morale and counterintelligence, which led the Axis troops to not deploy a full counterattack…

The Siege of Bastogne took place in Germany in the year of 1944. Also known as the Battle of the Bulge. The reason it was called the Battle of the Bulge was due to the Germans built a bulge, or a wall to block things, and pushed through the American lines. It was fought between American and German forces. The battle took place in the course of seven days from December 20th to the 27th. The Germans gained access to American lines and began to impersonate them. Which made it difficult for the…

operation overlord was the most significant because it helped bring an end to the war, it was the main attack by the allied powers in Europe, and it showed the importance of planning . World war two was fought between the Allied and Axis powers. The main Allied powers were Great Britain, the United State of America, China, and the Soviet Union. The three main leaders of the Allied powers were Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin. The countries that were opposing the Allies…