January 1942
Operation Overlord
Studies plans written by the British & USA Combined-Chiefs of Staff
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Normandy in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Studies plans written by the British & USA Combined-Chiefs of Staff
Appointed Commander of Operation Neptune
Commands Operation Neptune which provides naval support for Operation Overlord
Given command of the assault phase for Overlord on the ground
Appointed Commander of the British Second Army
Appointed Commander of the 2nd Tactical Airforce
Commands the British Second Army during Operation Overlord
Given the responsibility of developing ampibious armoured support, "Hobarts funnies"
Commands the Tactical Forces East during Operation Overlord
Commander in Chief of the Allied airforces for Operation Overlord
Commands the British Second Army during Operation Overlord
Montgomerys plans for D-Day are approved by the Allies
Commands the 1st Airbourne Division during the Normandy landings
The highest tonnage of bombs in one night during the war is dropped by Britain
The highest tonnage of bombs in one night during the war is dropped by Britain. Dummy parachutists are dropped just east of the intended landing area. 176,000 men & 20,000 vehicles are to be landed in 2 days. 1,000 British bombers strike 10 German gun batteries, 5,000 tons of bombs are dropped
Commands all Allied ground forces during the initial phase of the Normandy invasion.
A major objective, was still in German hands by the end of D-Day, and would remain so until the battle for Caen, 8 August
Caen. Commander of all ground forces for Operation Overlord. By the end of the day the Allies land 130,000 men & 22,000 parachutists.
On Sword Beach the regular British infantry came ashore with light casualties they advance about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) by the end of the day but failed to make some of the deliberately ambitious targets set by Montgomery in particular
The Allies lose 9,500 killed or wounded.
Commands 137 warships, 4,000 landing craft & 2,000 support ships
Commands the British 30th Corps on Gold beach
To the east, Rommels nightmare had been realised, a continuous British-Canadian beachhead, 20km (12 miles) across and up to 10km (six miles) deep. By midnight neither Bayeux nor Port-en-Bessin had been taken, the depleted American force was several kilometres short of Port-en-Bessin but the French Resistance had taken over Bayeux
Manages to land 16 Divisions ashore facing 14 enemy Divisions
Crosses over to Normandy in the Arethusa & attends a conference at Montogomerys HQ
Oversees the transition from the Normandy battle to the rapid Allied pursuit across France.
Endorses Bradleys order for Patton to clear Brittany with "minimum forces"
Provenance
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