Veterans Day: Weather and the military

November 11, 9:24 AMBaltimore Weather ExaminerJustin Berk

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In honor of all of our brave soldiers, military personnel, and veterans, I wanted to share some of the importance of weather throughout history.  Weather that had helped shape the course of critical moments, and at times shifted the direction of wars.

From this 11/11, let's go back to 6/6/44- D-Day.  Probably the most famous day that was dictated by the weather.  It was low clouds and fog that allowed for the rare combination of air, sea, and ground operations that stormed the beach at Normandy.  It was that same war, and same year of 1944 that "Americans" flying in B-29s discovered a 200mph jetstream.  That allowed for full bombloads to reach Japan from their base in the Philippines.

When I was in school, it was the Russian winters that illustrated the importance of studying history.  It held back Napoleon's advance, and then Hitler's attempt almost 120 years later.

In Vietnam, the US experimented with cloud seeding.  That may have backfired with flooding, but that's part of weather manipulation- and another topic for another time.  Below is a list of major events, but I want to hear fro you.  If you or a relative has a personal story  you would like to share, please add a comment here. 

I found an interesting web site this morning, I wanted to pass along: The Military Weather Channel.  Let me know what you think.

We have a quiet and chilly day today, and another storm on the way. For more information on that, please check out my web site:  www.justinweathertalk.com