no marines were involved when they stormed Normandy?

[brainhulk]

whut? I wonder what they were doing when that went down

 

[nerp]

Reading a book might help you with these dumb questions.

 

[Conscript]

No disrespect meant, but you wouldn't put your best hitter up if you knew the pitcher was going to hit the next batter.

 

[MontyAC]

During WWII the Marines fought in the Pacific. Part of the operational duties of the Corps is to seize and hold advance Naval Bases.

 

[IAteYourMother]

No disrespect meant, but you wouldn't put your best hitter up if you knew the pitcher was going to hit the next batter.

I'm trying to understand the analogy, but failing

 

[waggy]

No disrespect meant, but you wouldn't put your best hitter up if you knew the pitcher was going to hit the next batter.

stupid and wrong.

During WWII the Marines fought in the Pacific. Part of the operational duties of the Corps is to seize and hold advance Naval Bases.

that was the main reason. Also the number of Marines were small compared to the Army

Another i read was that the heads of the army were upset with the fame the Marines received after WW1. They really didn't wan't to be upstaged again.

 

[WT]

Rangers were involved in scaling the cliffs of Point Du Hoc. They are technically not Marines, but they are the best of the best.

 

[OutHouse]

Reading a book might help you with these dumb questions.

lol

 

[Conscript]

I'm trying to understand the analogy, but failing

Normandy was a volume attack where the main strategy was to overwhelm. The Marines were and are generally used more strategically. know it alls may chime and say I'm wrong, but that's probably because their grandpappy was in the army and it hurts their tender feelings.



The analogy was that if you knew you were eventually going to get on base by hit by pitch, you wouldn't put up your best pitch hitter

 

[pyonir]

Reading a book might help you with these dumb questions.

LMAO. End of thread, right there.

 

[Brian Stirling]

The Marines were very busy storming the beaches in the pacific, you know, against the Japanese.

How the f*ck can you graduate from school without this level of basic knowledge? Mindnumbingly stupid!!!


Brian

 

[TallBill]

stupid and wrong.



that was the main reason. Also the number of Marines were small compared to the Army

Another i read was that the heads of the army were upset with the fame the Marines received after WW1. They really didn't wan't to be upstaged again.

So, Belleau Wood?

Rangers were involved in scaling the cliffs of Point Du Hoc. They are technically not Marines, but they are the best of the best.

Technically not Marines? Not even the same damn service.

The Marines were very busy storming the beaches in the pacific, you know, against the Japanese.

How the f*ck can you graduate from school without this level of basic knowledge? Mindnumbingly stupid!!!


Brian

Ding ding

 

[Markbnj]

The Marines were very busy storming the beaches in the pacific, you know, against the Japanese.

How the f*ck can you graduate from school without this level of basic knowledge? Mindnumbingly stupid!!!


Brian

Good zinger, but probably not fair. I have two daughters out of high school and I am sure neither could answer this question or even come close, despite hearing me talk about stuff like this at the dinner table for years. It's not stupidity, it's zero interest. If, later in life, a person develops an interest the knowledge isn't just sitting there waiting to be resurrected. The advice to read a book was the best reply on the thread so far.

 

[Nintendesert]

What people don't realize is that the Army, while famous for Europe and Normandy, is largely overlooked and glossed over in the Pacific. Though the entirety of the Marines were fighting in the Pacific the Army too was providing tons of troops to take those islands.

 

[rudder]

The marines had a lot more beach landings than the army...iwo Jima, Guadacanal, Saipan, etc. normally I say no one is considered stupid for asking a question....but this is really a stupid question to ask.

 

[waggy]

Normandy was a volume attack where the main strategy was to overwhelm. The Marines were and are generally used more strategically. know it alls may chime and say I'm wrong, but that's probably because their grandpappy was in the army and it hurts their tender feelings.



The analogy was that if you knew you were eventually going to get on base by hit by pitch, you wouldn't put up your best pitch hitter

you are a fucking idiot.

What people don't realize is that the Army, while famous for Europe and Normandy, is largely overlooked and glossed over in the Pacific. Though the entirety of the Marines were fighting in the Pacific the Army too was providing tons of troops to take those islands.

yeah. i read one book on how the marines would go in and setup a beach head. the army would come in to clean up the island. then marines would go hit another island.

 

[Conscript]

Sorry waggy, knew I'd hit a nerve with someone.

 

[rommelrommel]

Normandy was a volume attack where the main strategy was to overwhelm. The Marines were and are generally used more strategically. know it alls may chime and say I'm wrong, but that's probably because their grandpappy was in the army and it hurts their tender feelings.



The analogy was that if you knew you were eventually going to get on base by hit by pitch, you wouldn't put up your best pitch hitter

You know, a volume attack as opposed to Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, etc.

/facepalm

 

[Scotteq]

whut? I wonder what they were doing when that went down

Fapping. Clearly Fapping

 

[techs]

The Marines overslept. It was the AM/PM thing on their alarm clock.

 

[Conscript]

You know, a volume attack as opposed to Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, etc.





/facepalm

Yea, but we actually had more kills than casualties in those encounters...not so with Normandy.



Problem is most of the people's knowledge of WWII on this forum comes from Saving Private Ryan and/or Call of Duty

 

[Scotteq]

Yea, but we actually had more kills than casualties in those encounters...not so with Normandy.



Problem is most of the people's knowledge of WWII on this forum comes from Saving Private Ryan and/or Call of Duty

Company of Heroes...

 

[FallenHero]

Marines = Speartip.

Normandy = crashing a car through a brick wall. Spear not appropriate.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Normandy was a volume attack where the main strategy was to overwhelm. The Marines were and are generally used more strategically. know it alls may chime and say I'm wrong, but that's probably because their grandpappy was in the army and it hurts their tender feelings.



The analogy was that if you knew you were eventually going to get on base by hit by pitch, you wouldn't put up your best pitch hitter

I understand baseball, I still don't understand what part of the war was a HBP

 

[Angry Irishman]

There were Seabees on Normandy...they are kind of like Marines.