Army Rangers
The U.S Army rangers of WWII
Prelude:
The U.S Army Rangers played a key roll in WWII. From the allied campaign in Africa to the beaches of Normandy to the war in the Pacific the 1st,2nd ,3rd,4th,5th ,6th and 29th Ranger battalions(a battalion usually consists of 300-1000 soldiers 300 being small 1000 being extremely large most battalion average 650 soldiers) spearheaded operations throughout the course of WWII. The United States Army Rangers helped change the course of WWII and turn the tide against the Hitler and his allies.
In January, 1942 Major William Orlando Darby was given the assignment to assemble a group of soldiers to become an elite military unit. Due to the extreme dangers that the men would encounter the unit would be one made of volunteers. Darby searched for men with backgrounds as outdoors men (hunters, mountaineers, fishermen) the men he found became known as the First Ranger Battalion. In November, 1942 the 1st ranger battalion got their first taste of combat on the beaches of North Africa their mission, to assault an enemy battery and fortification position. The mission was a success. Latter in February the Rangers using the cover of night slipped within 50 yards of an Italian camp and attacked the attack was over in 20 minutes leaving 50 Italian soldiers dead and 10 were taken prisoner after this attack the Italians gave their own name to the rangers: The Black Death. With the success of the 1st battalion Darby (now a colonel) set up and then paired together the 3rd and 4th Ranger battalions. The 3rd and 4th Ranger battalions were soon sent to Italy. The 3rd and 4th landed outside the Italian held town called Gela the ranger quickly took the town and then were sent to Italian held town San Nicole. With the help of an armored division over a period of 2 days the Rangers took the town. After a period of time taking numerous towns the 1st, 3rd and 4th Ranger battalions combined for a joint operation, their mission: to attack
Prelude:
The U.S Army Rangers played a key roll in WWII. From the allied campaign in Africa to the beaches of Normandy to the war in the Pacific the 1st,2nd ,3rd,4th,5th ,6th and 29th Ranger battalions(a battalion usually consists of 300-1000 soldiers 300 being small 1000 being extremely large most battalion average 650 soldiers) spearheaded operations throughout the course of WWII. The United States Army Rangers helped change the course of WWII and turn the tide against the Hitler and his allies.
In January, 1942 Major William Orlando Darby was given the assignment to assemble a group of soldiers to become an elite military unit. Due to the extreme dangers that the men would encounter the unit would be one made of volunteers. Darby searched for men with backgrounds as outdoors men (hunters, mountaineers, fishermen) the men he found became known as the First Ranger Battalion. In November, 1942 the 1st ranger battalion got their first taste of combat on the beaches of North Africa their mission, to assault an enemy battery and fortification position. The mission was a success. Latter in February the Rangers using the cover of night slipped within 50 yards of an Italian camp and attacked the attack was over in 20 minutes leaving 50 Italian soldiers dead and 10 were taken prisoner after this attack the Italians gave their own name to the rangers: The Black Death. With the success of the 1st battalion Darby (now a colonel) set up and then paired together the 3rd and 4th Ranger battalions. The 3rd and 4th Ranger battalions were soon sent to Italy. The 3rd and 4th landed outside the Italian held town called Gela the ranger quickly took the town and then were sent to Italian held town San Nicole. With the help of an armored division over a period of 2 days the Rangers took the town. After a period of time taking numerous towns the 1st, 3rd and 4th Ranger battalions combined for a joint operation, their mission: to attack