This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Batsworth, my colleague and friend, Patrick K. O'Donnell.

We've spoken of many instances over the last years about events that seem impossible

in retrospect in the history of American warfare. This one, I believe, is the top of the

list. It is 4.05 a.m. 6 June 1944. The Rangers are given a simple order, man your boats.

At this point, the artillery barrage from the fleet is going into a D-Day Normandy, this

vast canvas over 50 miles and all these divisions are getting ready to land. The critical juncture

from the point of view of Omar Bradley Commander Eisenhower overall, Shaft Commander, is

pointed to Ock because those German guns there can destroy the advantage that the Allies

have with the surprise, our Normandy, and the Germans are surprised. They expected the

landing to come well to the west of Padre Kale. The Rangers' man their boats, and at this

point, Patrick, we need to discuss how rudder imagined the trip. There are three elements,

for say, for say, for say, for say, we're going to stay with because that's where Dog Company

is. What was the original intent of for say and for say, and what were their orders, Patrick?

The other forces orders were to, the main objective is point of Hock. And it's these guns,

you know, there's a common myth that the guns weren't quote there. In reality, they were

not in the casements. And the Germans had moved these large guns into a apple orchard, which

were about 700 yards from the casements, but they were there and they were very much ready

to go. So they had to be neutralized. And the T Allies used everything at their disposal

to take out these guns. They bombed and plastered point to Hock with bombing missions for over

a month. They short-emarded it with heavy artillery from the fleet. Nothing could take out these guns.

And it was up to the, on the shoulders of the Rangers to take them out. And the original force

was, which included Dog Company, which was roughly three companies of Rangers. And their mission

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