is there a time limit on lengthy posts.1/2hours work gone again.sorry i have not responded harry,yours,lee.
just a suggestion.. but how about type it in word and then copy and paste. or even better get one of those machines you talk into and it types it for you
is there a time limit on lengthy posts. Might be, I'll double check. I don't think so though, as I've successfully posted things that have sat there for far longer. VBulletin might just sometimes be a little sensitive to fluctuations in the connection, It's happened to me often enough over the years on several forums that I now quickly copy every post before clicking 'submit' just in case. It is a good idea to construct lengthy posts in an editing program that's not web-dependent, but I wouldn't use Word or most WP programs as they apply invisible formatting that can look very strange when pasted in and require a lot of tidying up. A plain text editor like Windows 'notepad' is a better option. Cheers, Adam
When I am going to prepare something that will be lengthy, I use a text editor so I can't accidently hit the Back button by accident and lose it, like I have done in the past. It saves angst.
Not a veteran - just an amateur historian. Enjoyed th eprogramme but for the conclusion that the beach would have been lost without the Rangers detracts from the many acts of heroism accross the whole beach. The 1st Division were well away from the Rangers and gradually made their objectives. I do not in any way wish to diminish the role of the Rangers, a first rate unit and, after all, what they did at Pointe Du Hoc and the subsequent defence of the coast routes was amazing, particularly having stood on the cliff top there a couple of years ago. i am also interested in the casualty figures as the level quoted is substantiay more than those quoted before. The programme stated that the figure was in an 18 hour period. The beach was "secured" in the late afternoon I understand, about 9-10 hours after the first wave. Was there significant inland fighting that resulted in extra casualties fro the 1st & 29th divisions that have raised the previously accepted figures. In that case is there like for like comparisons with the British & Canadian forces? It was always my understanding that the Canadian casulaties on Juno were comparable to the US at Omaha, even though they cleared off the beaches much earlier.
Hi Auditman - I worked on another Timewatch some years ago, in which we compared the casualty figures at Omaha and the rest of the D Day beaches in the British sector. We found that around 2000 US servicemen were KIA on Omaha on 6th June 1944; on all three British beaches and in 6th AB area, just over 1800 men died on 6th June. The US figure was based on the sources we could find, but I must say there is not a single person in the US who can give you an accurate figure for the losses on that beach. I find that very odd, when it is so easy for British sectors.
Althougth i enjoyed the programme, i feel left out the impact the 27 tanks from the 741st and 743rd Tank Battlions that never made the beach, could have had on the out come of the battle. The BBC did a programme called "The Lost Tanks", where a diver found the tanks strung out in a line trying to get the beaches.
Yes, they went on to fight in several post D-Day actions and also fought in the Siegfried Line battles, including the capture of Hill 400 (The Bergstein) in December 1944.
