TIME MANAGEMENT

The Importance of Timing and Time Management in Military History



The Importance of Timing and Time Management in Military History

D Day

D-Day is a generic term used by military to indicate the day on which to start an attack or combat operation. Historically, the term is used to refer to D-Day June 6 of 1944, the day which began operation called Operation Overlord. This operation was to carry out a large landing on the beaches of Normandy as a strategy to end the Second World War, but began at dawn, with the launch of paratroopers belonging to the navy of the United States, they were of the 101st and 82nd (Dear, Foot, 2005). This day, when the Allied troops penetrated into the French coast, marked the beginning of the liberation of Europe occupied by the western Nazi Germany during World War II. The terms D-Day and H Hour are used to mark the day and time at which to start an attack or operation, in circumstances where the date and time have not yet been determined or is absolutely secret. D-Day and H Hour are unique for all units participating in an operation (Dear, Foot, 2005).

When combined with figures and plus or minus signs, these terms indicate a point in time that precedes or follows a specific action. Therefore, H-3 means 3 hours before H-hour, and D +3 means 3 days after D-Day, whereas, H +75 minutes means the time H + 1 hour and 15 minutes. Planning large-scale operations is developed in detail long before specific dates are defined, so that the orders are issued for the various steps to carry on D-Day, H-Hour or about a certain number of days, hours or minutes. At the appropriate time, it issues a subsequent order setting the actual time and day (Dear, Foot, 2005). The D-Day invasion of Normandy by the Allies was originally set for June 5, 1944, but bad weather and sea conditions, made ??by General Dwight D. Eisenhower's postpone it until June 6, giving them more time to rehearse their acts. Since that date, it is popularly known as the small D-Day (Dear, Foot, 2005).

On the night of June 5 to 6 the most formidable armada ever assembled approached the French coast: 2727 boats the most varied kinds loading or towing more than 2,500 landing craft escorted by more than 700 warships, including 23 cruisers and five battleships. At 3:14 pm, on the 6th of June, bombers dropped their cargo on the beaches chosen. At 3 h 30, 15500 U.S. Airborne units and 7900 units British airborne were dropped near the beaches. These units had the mission to capture and hold bridgeheads freeing access to the beaches, and allowing fresh troops landing from entering the interior (Dear, Foot, 2005). Allied airdrops errors generate a total disorganization of the German side preventing against attack. Many paratroopers drowned in the flooded areas voluntarily by the Germans, partly because of the weight of their ...