* Strand is based on the D-day landing on Omaha beach.
* Kalt: Nothing, sorry.
* Operation Avalanche: The main invasion at Salerno by the United States Fifth Army - began on 9 September, and in order to secure surprise, the decision had been taken to assault without preliminary naval or aerial bombardment. However, tactical surprise was not achieved, as the naval commanders had predicted. As the first wave of the U.S. 36th Infantry Division approached the shore at Paestum a loudspeaker from the landing area proclaimed in English: "Come on in and give up. We have you covered." The Allied troops attacked nonetheless.
X Corps, composed of the British 46th and 56th Divisions and a light infantry force of U.S. Rangers and Royal Marine Commandos, experienced mixed reactions to its landings. The Rangers were unopposed and seized their mountain pass objectives. The Commandos came ashore against light resistance and captured the city of Salerno quickly. The two infantry divisions, however, met determined resistance and had to fight their way ashore with the help of naval bombardments. The depth and intensity of German resistance forced British commanders to concentrate their forces, rather than driving for a linkup with the Americans to the south.
At Paestum, the Germans had established artillery and machine-gun posts and dispersed tanks through the landing zones that made progress difficult. The 36th Division had not been in combat before, and despite being slow to organize, the beach areas were successfully taken. Around 07:00 a concerted counterattack was made by the 16th Panzer division. It caused heavy casualties but was beaten off with naval gunfire support. To the south, the 1st Battalion of the division's 141st Infantry Regiment, was pinned down in an all day battle and out of radio contact.
Because the British and American beachheads were still separated by a five mile gap, all of which was in the area assigned to the two British divisions, the Corps boundaries were re-drawn to facilitate X Corps' operations, assigning most of the unsecured area to VI Corps. The two forces linked up by the end of day two and occupied 35-45 miles (55-70 km) of coast line to a depth of six or seven miles (10-12 km).
* Found nothing about Donner, but it is the German name for the god; Thor ^^.
* Colmar: "In the extreme south of this operation, the French First Army launched their offensive against Colmar on 20 Jan 1945. Fierce German resistance and bad weather slowed the progress of the French troops. To reinforce the French, the XXI Corps under the command of Major General Frank Milburn came into the region, which included three American infantry divisions and one French armored division. The Germans surrendered Colmar on 3 Feb, and within a week all German forces in the region retreated across the Rhine. German casualties reached the count of 22,000 near Colmar. "
* Kalt was a part of the Battle of the Bulge. Can`t find anymore.
* Argentan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falaise_pocket
* Anzio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Shingle
All i found.
