Guide to U.S. Army Ranger Units & Weapons on D-Day

Описание: Join us today as we cover the organization and equipment of the U.S. Army Ranger Company as it was on 6 June 1944 when such companies stormed the beaches of Normandy. Check out our full articles on the entire Ranger Battalion here: https://www.battleorder.org/usa-range...

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Sources:
• Table of Organization & Equipment No. 7-85 "Ranger Infantry Battalion" from 29 February 1944
• "Battalion: An Organizational Study of the United States Infantry" by John Sayen
• "From Omaha Beach to the Rhine" by Robert W. Jones, Jr.
• "Rangers Lead the Way: Pointe-du-Hoc D-Day 1944" by Steven Zaloga
• "Spearhead: US Rangers 'Leading the Way'" by Ian Westwell
• "Rudder’s Rangers and the Boys of Pointe du Hoc: The U.S. Army Rangers’ Mission in the Early Morning Hours of 6 June 1944" by Megan Johnson