becoming faster‚ increased accuracy‚ and more lethal. The M-1 Carbine was the standard semi-automatic rifle for all American troops and was later fitted to be fully automatic. The bazooka‚ invented in 1941 by American scientists‚ was first used in the invasion of North Africa in war and proved to be excellent anti-tank warfare. It was also during this time that bullets were upgraded from the pinfire type to the rimfire type. The rimfire type proved to be more precise and damaging because of its finer
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on P-38 Light-nings. Olds was then posted to the 479th Fighter Group’s 434th Fighter Squadron with orders for Britain. Olds’ squadron arrived in Britain in May 1944 and quickly entered combat as part of the Allied air offensive prior to the invasion of Normandy. Olds was promoted to captain on July 24 when he scored his first two kill-a pair of Focke Wulf Fw 190s during a bombing raid over Montmirail‚ France. On August 25‚ during an escort mission to Wismar‚ Germany‚ Olds shot down three Messerschmitt
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just farming and hunting he had explosive mood swings and a bad temper. He joined the service in 1942 after normal boot camp he went to advanced rifle training.His first combat was in casablanca in Africa he didn’t do much action wise. During an invasion in Italy he was scouting a killed two Italian commanders fleeing from the front and this had a major impact on their war efforts after their deaths. He had gotten
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General Patton‚ also known as George Patton showed great adaptive leadership qualities during his career in the military. At an early age‚ Patton knew he wanted to join the military. Growing up he dreamed to become a war hero to follow his grandfather’s footsteps. He joined the Military Institution after high school only for a year then entered the Military Academy at West Point. Once he graduated he joined the U.S. Army as he has always planned. In his early career‚ he became a personal aid for
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The Waffen S.S. played a big role within WWII for the germans. The german army wouldn’t have gotten anywhere close to as far as they did. Hitler may have been the leader in this movement but the S.S. were the true evil in this appalling war. When Hitler was first put into the position of Chancellor he needed a strong following to help him on his path of destruction. When his plans of genocide started the Waffen S.S. became a german powerhouse and was a lead reason for many families left without
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“Eisenhower and Overlord” is a excerpt from General Dwight Eisenhower’s private journal. This particular entry from the journal comes from three days before the infamous invasion of Normandy by the Allied forces that began to spell the end of the conflict in Europe during World War II. What can we learn from this document? Several things actually‚ by examining the author‚ context and audience for this document‚ historians are able to gain a deeper understanding of the document or the events that
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language. The Norman Conquest changed the whole course of the English language. An event of such far-reaching consequences must be considered in some detail. The Origin of Normandy. On the northern coast of France directly across from England is a district extending some seventy-five miles back from the Channel and known as Normandy. It derives its name from the bands of Northmen who settled there in the ninth and tenth centuries‚ at the same time as similar bands were settling in the north and east
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fought unreserved on the side of democracy‚ freedom and justice against dictatorship no wonder Gorge w .Bush like to compare his ongoing war against terrorism with ww2. Some of the causes of ww2 is Italian fascism in 1920 Japanese militarism and invasions of china in 1930 and especially the political takeover in 1933 of Germany by Hitler and its aggressive foreign policy. On 6 October Hitler made a public peace overture to the United Kingdom and France‚ but said that the future of Poland was to be
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ 1336-1453 Western Europe in 1328 CAUSES The Battle for Flanders Flanders had grown to be the industrial center of northern Europe and had become extremely wealthy through its cloth manufacture. It could not produce enough wool to satisfy its market and imported fine fleece from England. England depended upon this trade for its foreign exchange. During the 1200’s‚ the upper-class English had adopted Norman fashions and switched from beer to wine. (Note that beer and
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Julia Nam Mr. Jacobson American Studies 8‚ period 2 13 March 2013 Franklin Delano Roosevelt On January 30‚ 1882‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born into the wealthy Roosevelt family at the family home‚ “Springwood”‚ in Hyde Park‚ New York. Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ also known by his initials‚ FDR‚ was the 32nd president of the United States. Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as President from March 1933 to April 1945‚ the longest tenure in American history. He was also one of the
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