Operation Red Wing

Fireflies, lightning bugs, photurinae, all one in the same, all of these names are for one insect; the lovely, summer night firefly that children chase around and put in jars for a little lamp. Owl City’s song “Fireflies” describes the idea of a child’s lifelong dream of catching a jar full of fireflies and having a living nightlight, but as we all know the fireflies that are caught end up dying sooner rather than later. This song tells of how so many people just hurry through life and don't…

Working in the media, industry can challenge a person and affect the way they portray themselves and their family. The cultural pressure to appear in control with perfection and complete bliss makes couples bitter, secretive and complicated. However, with Fluffy and Rocco, I could ask questions and get the gritty details of their marriage. They were willing to tell me facts and answer my questions openly (almost too open at times). This helped me understand the difference between Fluffy and…

Jalol Ikromi HIST 3121-03 Final Paper In June 1941 Nazi attack on Soviet Union started, and to due economic turmoil and Stalin’s reign of terror, Soviet Union forces were weak and were unable to oppose a surprised German invasion, therefore Germany was had early success which hurt Soviet forces even more. However Soviet Union was able to keep fighting, and result successful after 1943. Factors that have contributed to the success of the Soviet Union was an astonishing recovery of the Soviet…

Hitler with Nazy Germany, aimed to essentially rule the world with the Aryan race as its head. Germany’s conflict with the Soviet Union was especially a significant one, and this operation was to mark the beginning of Nazi Germany’s offensive toward the USSR. Although the objective of the operation was to take of the eastern front swiftly in order to focus their personnel on the British, there is something more significant to the matter. There is a lot of history and conflict between the…

Operation Barbarossa On June 22 1941 Russian troops heard rumbling in the distance within a few hours millions of Russian troops were on the run the biggest operation in World War 2 had just been launched.These words paint a clear picture of Operation Barbarossa. According to Historian Sid Moody theses words are as true as could be. Moody states that the lives lost were completely unnecessary to the Operation causing millions of deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. Operation Barbarossa is…

The development of one society is, to an extent, determined by the influences certain leaders have on the people in the times of hardship. It is simply a concept that is to convince a certain group of people to strive towards a specific goal or mission. Whether a Prophet, King, Writer, Leader of War, or a simple boy in society, they all can have an impact on ones society and forever more change the way people live in years to come. Isaiah was a Hebrew Prophet that lived about 700 years before…

Hitler And Communism Adolph Hitler is usually a name that when mentioned is usually associated with death, hate, and suppressive dictatorship, but it can be surmised that without Hitler, Europe was at a great threat of the spread of communism. It is well known that many European Democratic countries were willing to sell themselves out to Hitler to try and stop the spread of communism. It is also said that if Germany was to fall to communism, the rest of Europe would fall shortly after. In fact…

First the Soviets took over eastern Poland, then turned the attention to the three Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three forced to accept Soviet military bases with tens of thousands of Red Army troops. In Germany the impact of war became grander, and left many spoiled with riches. Furs, luxury items, the finest foods, and other delicacies were in German hands. Sending expensive goods back to Germany helped quiet the skeptics and rallied…

The origin of operation Market Garden laid in the overwhelming success of Operation Overlord, in June of 1944. This operation, which included the Battle of Arnhem, not long after the D-day landings, became one of the largest Airborne battles in history. Other than operation Overlord, it was the only other operation by the allies to use airborne forces as a strategic role in the European front. The operation had a massive engagement. The main two combatants in this operations the 21st army group…

their advance. With no ability to maneuver, the Guards Armored forces had to slowly fight their way north. They reached Valkenswaard by the end of the day, but halted for 12 hours while the engineers constructed a Bailey bridge before continuing (“Operation Market Garden.” n.d.). At this point, Market-Garden was already behind schedule. Unbeknownst to the Allies, a glider from the first wave of the 101st landings was shot down and in the wreckage the Germans discovered air plans for Market. …