Keep on Moving

The experience of D-Day was like nothing the members of Easy company could expect. From the time that they encountered the German Air forces, they could tell that what was planned was far from what was occurring. The air turbulence was hindering and most of the planes were being driven off course because of it. [pg 68 - 69] Along with the, the German resistance was much more that predicted. However, despite these problems, the men of easy company made their jumps.

Landing was no easy task, especially with all the extra equipment that easy company decided to take along. Many men had trouble locating their equipment once they had landed. But the greatest problem had to be the fact that the troops had no idea where they had landed. Their landing areas were no where in sight and they determined that they had gone off course. This was easy to deal with for the trained members of Easy company but the biggest problem was that the members of easy company was scattered everywhere. While only a few members were able to stay together, the majority of easy company was disbursed in many areas. Not only that but they were forced to join up with members of other companies who were in the same situation. [pg 72] Had it not been for the clickers, they most likely would have killed one another. The problem with this is that there was no comradeship between these soldiers and they were not accustomed to fighting with each other. Eventually, members of Easy company were able to find each other as they advanced.

The problems of D-day that occurred could have also been termed as a blessing for the Allies. The German's were completely confused by the allies attack on D-day. Since many of the troops had landed in different areas, the German's were led to believe that the allied attacking force was bigger than it actually was. This made the German's retreat from many areas and the Allies to gain a foot hold in German Territory.