The Atlantic Wall is a series of obstacles the Germans set out for the Allies and it proved extremely effective. Rommel’s plan was to make his army as strong as possible on and near the shore. He believed that thousands of troops should be relocated to the beaches if attacked because the more soldiers, the longer the Germans would be able to hold the beach. He knew if the Allies successfully landed their troops and equipment, there was nothing the Germans could do to stop them from pushing into France and Germany. Rommel inspected the fortifications around the beaches chosen and found that if and when the Allies bombed the beach before the invasion, the German defenses would be obliterated.
The source also goes on to describe Wolsey’s successes of the Field of Cloth of Gold which most pleased Henry as well as the meeting with Charles V at Sandwich and Gravelines in 1520. Other Successes were founded in the first French expedition at the Battle of Spurs which although was over exaggerated to please the population at home felt, it did feel like a huge victory for Henry in which he gained a lot of praise for at the time.
While the main roads and shopping centres are relatively out of the way in Dee Why, that is not the case for Collaroy. Pittwater Rd runs parallel to the beach for over a kilometre, merely 120 metres from the shoreline. This leaves very little room on the eastern side of the road for construction. Yet buildings have still been erected with permission from Warringah Council, and this is where the real problem stems from; the fact that the initial sub-division was too close to the beach with properties extending into the active beach zone. The Flight Deck building, Collaroy In addition to the houses being unsafe to live in, they are also damaging the beach itself.
Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? William, Duke of Normandy, won the Battle of Hastings on the 14th of October 1066. One of the main reasons he achieved this was because he was very well prepared. In this essay I will explain further how William won the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Preparation William assembled a great army of armoured knights, soldiers and archers.
How significant was William’s military prowess to his claim to the throne of England? William the Conqueror had a very weak claim to the throne – if you really think about it – and his ultimate claim of the throne was down to quite a few reasons. For example, the weaknesses in the claims of others also trying to gain the throne as well as Harold’s oath in 1064; however the most significant reason was his military prowess. William’s military prowess and the new type of warfare he demonstrated to Anglo-Saxon England was one of the most significant reasons he succeeded in claiming the English throne. He was a very experienced and ruthless military commander, ruler and administrator who had unified Normandy and inspired fear and respect outside of his duty.
All this is part of his 'propaganda war' to appear a good and deserving leader of France by maintaining the moral high ground. Constantly focusing on maintaing the moral high ground makes a big impact on how successful Henry was. From early on he goes along with the seige even though most of his men were suffering from dystentry; he still manages to inspire them even though they were extremely ill. Once Henry had captured Harfleur he was confident enough to write a letter to the
The low ground west, north and south east is characterized by streams and thick vegetation which could restrict movement. On the west side of Bush Hill there is a very steep cliff that severely restricts dismounted movement and on the southeast and northeast slopes there is steep terrain with thick vegetation that would restrict movement as well. The restricted terrain around Bush Hill produces four (4) avenues of approach to the summit. AOA 1 is gently sloping to the top and would allow two squads on line to move at a 12 min/mi pace with good cover behind deadfall and concealment from low scrub. AOA 2 is very narrow allowing only one squad in column up the slope at a 17 min/mi pace with thicker vegetation offering good cover and concealment.
The different attacks on Belleau Wood were carried out with bravery and dash. The moral effect of our gunfire cannot seriously impede the advance of the American riflemen.” Let alone of this aspect, the Battle of Belleau Wood can be considered a turning point of the war for the moral of Europe in general with an American
Moreover, any advance made by U.S. troops from the beach would be limited to narrow passages between the bluffs. Direct advances up the steep bluffs was nearly impossible. German strong points were arranged to command all the approaches and pillboxes were sited in the draws to fire east and west. allowing them to fire on the advancing troops while at the same time remaining concealed from bombarding warships. These cleverly placed pillboxes had to be taken out by direct assault from the infantry.
He convinced Eurybiades that a battle fought at Salamis would benefit the Greek forces for two main reasons. The first is that fighting in the narrows at Salamis would favour the smaller and heavier Greek fleet where as a battle on the open seas near Isthmus would favour the greater numbers of the Persians. The second is that if the Greeks were able to defeat the Persians at Salamis then the Persians would be forced back from Isthmus therefore greater protecting it. Through his earlier mentioned strategy of deceiving the Persians, Themistocles had also provided the Greek forces with a surprised, unprepared Persian enemy. It is through all of these contributions made by Themistocles that guaranteed the Greek victory at Salamis.