Operations research

Battles Socials 11 Lesson 2 Who, What, Where, When, Why/How Blitzkrieg: 1939 - 1945 Is a military tactic that was used by german troops in the second world war The term Blitzkrieg refers to “lightening war” which was designed to create disarray amongst enemy forces through firepower The Phony War: September 1939 - April 1940 The Phoney War was a period of time during the Second World War when no major battles took place and there was little fighting During this period, Great Britain…

The Normandy landing was the operation that happened on Tuesday, June 6, 1944. Where the Allied troops invaded Normandy in "Operation Overlord" during World War II. Also known as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne attack in history and the most ambitious military assault (History). D-Day was the most important turning point during WWII, requiring much preparation by the US and Allies, excellent execution of the planned attack on D-Day itself, and through the effect it had helped the Allies gain…

Daily Life in concentration camps was terrifying and draining emotionally and physically to the prisoners. The prisoners were always fearful of unnecessary beating and lashes from whips. The Nazi’s changed every person so that they could no longer feel or have emotions. The Nazi’s forced the prisoners to do unnecessary work in terrible conditions. Daily life in the Concentration Camps can be described as absolutely terrifying. The able-bodied prisoners worked in the slave labor complex. To…

During the year of 1940, The Battle of Dunkirk took place. This 1940’s battle took place during World War II between the Allies and Nazi Germany. On May 26, 1940, what is known as the “Fight To The Last Man” began that evening. To begin, The Battle of Dunkirk, was the first step towards the defeat of Hitler. Dunkirk was emptying because of not just British troops being encompassed by the German armed force, yet to safeguard officers from progressing war, for example, World War II (Gelb 10).…

began when the United States Army, backed up by the French, launched an assault on the German Army. This assault was led by General John Pershing and General Henri Gouraud and was part of an attack called the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, a very complex operation. The main goal of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive was to get a hold of the railroad hub at Sedan to break the rail net supporting the Germans in France and Flanders and induce the enemy’s withdraw from said territories. On September 25, 1918,…

This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a Victory and that's the way it is going to be. We are going down there, and we're throwing everything we have into it, and we're going to make it a success"(General Dwight D. Eisenhower 1). Everyone had that same feeling on D-Day. To the troops, generals, and even civilians everyone was on their toes waiting for one of the greatest invasions in history, where the Americans, French, and Canadians launched…

“I’m Your Horse in the Night” contributes to the struggles for political justice. This story has a ton of different mysteries, twists and turns that you have to know exactly, what was going on during this time period to truly understand the struggles as well as the story. I want to talk about the various meanings that I deciphered throughout this passage along with how those meanings changed, once I knew more about the history and about some pivotal characters, people, and events that affect…

On 02 March 2002, Operation Anaconda launched. The primary objective was total destruction of the Taliban an al Qaeda that have bedded into the Shah-i-Kot Valley in Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border. US Special Operation Forces (SOF) had been closely monitoring for over a month that a large population of Taliban fighters where bedded in the valley. In February, the order came down to the Afghanistan ground force commander MG Hagenback to clear out the evident…

By 9:00 am the 36th were holding the Schwaben Redoubt and the surrounding front but if the attack was to continue reinforcements would be needed. Thirty minutes before hand, Major General Nugent asked the headquarters of 107th Brigade to advance, currently unaware of the increasing deterioration of the 32th Division’s advance to their left flank. At 9:15 am Nugent received instructions to halt the 107th Brigade’s advance but with communication lines down, it was too late and the 107th Brigade…

The Battle on the Ice was a brief battle that is best known for the fact that it was mainly fought on a lake that was frozen solid. The battle gained this title from the unusual battleground that was used, but it can also be referred to as the Battle of Lake Peipus. The fight between Russians and Estonians took place at the two countries central border of Lake Peipus on April 5, 1242, and ended that same day. The geographical factors found in this battle make it one of the most impressive in…