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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 became the mainstay for airborne drops and were used in this role extensively for Operations Overlord, Dragoon, Market Garden, and Varsity.
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Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day
Within 48 hours of the amphibious assault, over 130,000 GIs and some 17,000 vehicles came ashore. With more troops and equipment arriving daily, the amount of supplies required to support this force grew exponentially.
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General William H. Simpson’s Ninth US Army and the Crossing of the Rhine
Much has been made in the historical record of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany in early March of 1945. However, fewer accounts exist of Operation Flashpoint, Ninth US Army’s assault crossing of the Rhine, which began on March 24. General William H. Simpson, commander of Ninth Army, has received little attention in the historiography of World War II.
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D-Day Doctrine: Six Elements for a Successful Landing
Planning the Overlord assault didn’t just happen overnight. It was a result of a prewar doctrinal framework built upon six identified components for an amphibious assault.
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Victory for the Lost: The Ultimate Sacrifice That Made V-E Day Possible
Monuments and fields of white crosses mark the cost of victory in Europe. Majestic today, the cemeteries were in a much different state 75 years ago.
Past Events
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Operation Home Front (March 24 - 27, 2022)
03/24/2022 - 03/27/2022Travel to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans to explore, remember, and reflect on World War II through exclusive access to the Museum’s campus.
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We Can Do It!: Female Achievements in the Workplace Since World War II
03/21/2022 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PMJoin The National WWII Museum as we pay tribute to these women and commemorate National Rosie the Riveter Day by hearing from local, modern-day trailblazers about their experiences in the workforce, with a historical overview given by Kim Guise, Senior Curator and Director of Curatorial Services.
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Meet the Author--Japanese American Incarceration: The Camps and Coerced Labor during World War II
02/17/2022 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMThe Museum is proud to feature one of its own, Dr. Steph Hinnershitz, to discuss her recently released book Japanese American Incarceration: The Camps and Coerced Labor during World War II, which places the forced removal and incarceration of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II within a history of US prison labor and exploitation.
