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Prior to the Normandy landing, Norman Cota was second in command of the 29th Infantry Division, which was to land at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. He opposed the schedule of the initial assault, planned after dawn, and defended the idea of a landing just before sunrise. But he takes note of the decision of the Allied High Command and draws the tactical conclusions for his men by explaining to them that the bombardments of the navy and the air force are reassuring, but they systematically cause general confusion.
On D-Day, Cota arrives at 07:30 at Omaha Beach, Dog White area, with the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, while the battle is in full swing. The LCVP-type landing barge carrying him is damaged by machine gun fire and mortar shell explosions: three American soldiers are killed while leaving the small landing craft. Norman Cota is the most senior ranking officer on the beach on June 6, 1944 and is the source of a sentence pronounced on the beach, which has since gone down in history. Cota asks soldiers set by enemy fire near him: “Which unit do you belong to?” “5th Rangers!” Answers one of them. To which the general replies: “Rangers, show the way!” (“Rangers, lead the way”, which is today the motto of the contemporary units of American Rangers).
In this video I look at the journey General Cota made on D-Day and ask if those events inspired the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan.
Omaha Beach: Saving Private Ryan Vs General COTA | Normandy WW2
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