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JOUR-J - UNITES Provisional Ranger Group (Omaha Beach & Pointe du Hoc)
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On 2 April 1944, the 2nd Rangers and the 5th Rangers were ordered to make their way to the U.S. Assault Training Center in Braunton, England. When the two battalions arrived, the men learned that the commander of the 5th Battalion had been reassigned. Lieutenant Colonel Max SCHNEIDER took command of the unit. Schneider and Lieutenant Colonel James Earl RUDDER, the commander of the 2nd Rangers, were soon briefed on the upcoming mission. On 6 June 1944, Provisional Ranger Assault Group, would take part in the amphibious landings in Normandy : -Force A, commanded by Lt. Colonel RUDDER, would capture Pointe du Hoc, destroy the guns, and seize a German observation post. -Force B, commanded by Captain Ralph GORANSON, would land on Omaha Dog Green Beach. -Force C, commanded by Lt. Colonel SCHNEIDDER, would join Force A at the Pointe du Hoc if Lt. Colonel RUDDER signaled that his men had scaled the cliffs there. If not, Force C would land at Omaha Beach. |
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 Commanding Officer: Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder (2nd Ranger Battalion) [voir le dossier] |
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| Executive Officer: Major Richard P. Sullivan (5th Ranger Battalion) [voir le dossier] | ||||||||||||
| Task Force A: Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder [voir le dossier] |
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| D Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Harold K. Slater [voir le dossier] |
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| E Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Richard P. Merrill [voir le dossier] |
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| F Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Otto Masny [voir le dossier] |
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| Headquarters Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain James W. Eikner [voir le dossier] |
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| Task Force B: Captain Ralph E. Goranson [voir le dossier] |
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| C Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Ralph E. Goranson [voir le dossier] |
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| Task Force C: Lt. Colonel Max F. Schneider [voir le dossier] |
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| A Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Joseph A. Rafferty (KIA 6 June 44) [voir le dossier] |
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| B Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Edgar L. Arnold [voir le dossier] |
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| A Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: 1st Lieutenant Charles H. Parker, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| B Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain George P. Whittington, Jr [voir le dossier] |
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| C Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain Wilmer K. Wise [voir le dossier] |
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| D Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain George R. Miller [voir le dossier] |
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| E Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain Edward S. Luther [voir le dossier] |
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| F Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain William M. Runge [voir le dossier] |
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