Original World War II painting in Cherbourg France after the Allied victory there [Part of the Battle of Normandy]: Twice Signed and Dated by the Artist
by Jamieson, Mitchell
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D-Day; Operation Overlord: Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
At dawn on 6 June, nearly 7,000 U.S. and British ships and craft carrying close to 160,000 troops lay off the Normandy beaches, surprising German commanders, who had overestimated the adverse weathers impact and were also expecting landings to the northeast, in the Pas-de-Calais area. Following assembly, and a 24-hour delay due to bad weather, the invasion fleet had proceeded across the English Channel along five lanes cleared by minesweepers toward the French coast. The waters off of the U.S. (Utah, Omaha) and British-Canadian (Gold, Juno, Sword) landing beaches had been divided into transport off-loading areas, fire-support channels and areas, and lanes for the assault craft. Cruisers and battleships bombarded enemy coastal fortifications and strongpoints.
The distance between Cherbourg and Omaha Beach is 62 km. The road distance is 82.6 km. The Battle of Cherbourg (Battle of Cherbourg, June 22-29 1944) was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought after the successful Allied landings on 6 June 1944. Allied troops, mainly American, isolated and captured the fortified port, which was considered vital to the campaign in Western Europe, in a hard-fought, month-long campaign. Cherbourg was one of the US Armys first major targets during Operation Overlord. The city at the end of the Cotentin peninsula was a significant base for the occupying German forces. Capturing it would remove a threat from the Allies rear before they advanced south. It would also give them access to port facilities to unload necessary supplies.
The Battle of Cherbourg (Battle of Cherbourg, June 22-29 1944) was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought shortly after the successful Allied landings on 6 June 1944. Allied troops, mainly American, isolated and captured the fortified port, which was considered vital to the campaign in Western Europe, in a hard-fought, month-long campaign.
The planners for Overlord believed that the capture of an intact major port was essential if they were to be able to build up their forces faster than the Germans, and Cherbourg was the only such port in the Normandy area. ... The plan was to push west across the Cotetin peninsula, then turn north towards Cherbourg, with its facilities that could be used for landing reinforcements and materiel. Cherbourg was also a target because it was a great base for Nazi U-boats, protected from Allied bombing and gunnery by massive concrete "pens." The port benefits from a remarkable harbour, well sheltered except to the north, and is situated close to the great maritime routes that ply the English Channel. Although war's destruction was evident, the Allies captured Cherbourg with its port relatively intact.
Through all phases of the operation Navy combat artists Dwight Shepler, Mitchell Jamieson, and Alexander Russo observed and recorded different aspects of the vast and complicated campaign. Though it was also filmed and photographed, the artwork they created helps convey a sense of the feelings and emotions behind the events. For the young artists, the challenge was unique. During their training period, they lived with the crews of the vessels destined to take part in the invasion; they rode the ships across the channel, and accompanied the troops as they landed. Their paintings, including descriptions of their work, were subject to strict censorship. It was not until well after the events occurred that their works were allowed to become part of the accessible historic records.
Mitchell Jamieson was twice awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Award of Merit by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lieutenant Jamieson crossed the channel on D-Day on the deck of an LST and went ashore with one of the first demolition units at Normandy.
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- Title
- Original World War II painting in Cherbourg France after the Allied victory there [Part of the Battle of Normandy]
- Author
- Jamieson, Mitchell
- Format/Binding
- Framed Art
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II ART
- Publisher
- Mitchell Jamieson
- Place of Publication
- Cherbourg, France
- Date Published
- August, 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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