On D-Day, who said 'Rangers lead the way'?

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On D-Day, who said 'Rangers lead the way'?

The line is associated with a moment of frontline leadership by a senior officer who was guiding the Omaha Beach assault. Brigadier General Norman Cota, the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division, landed with the assault forces and helped rally troops under heavy fire. He urged them forward and is credited with the remark that the Rangers had shown the way, signaling that the regular infantry should follow their lead. This moment captured how specialized assault units like the Rangers were used to punch through and how the rest of the infantry would push inland behind them. Omar Bradley was the overall Allied commander in the theater, and Major Richard Winters and Colonel James McAuliffe played different roles in the campaign; neither is associated with delivering that particular line.

The line is associated with a moment of frontline leadership by a senior officer who was guiding the Omaha Beach assault. Brigadier General Norman Cota, the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division, landed with the assault forces and helped rally troops under heavy fire. He urged them forward and is credited with the remark that the Rangers had shown the way, signaling that the regular infantry should follow their lead. This moment captured how specialized assault units like the Rangers were used to punch through and how the rest of the infantry would push inland behind them.

Omar Bradley was the overall Allied commander in the theater, and Major Richard Winters and Colonel James McAuliffe played different roles in the campaign; neither is associated with delivering that particular line.

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