In the move to build up forces in Normandy does anyone have a day by day break down of shipping losses involved in these convoys? Got a few...
This may be of interest to anyone studying the Overlord coastline. It is a picture postcard of villas at Hermanville-sur-Mer, along the stretch of...
Units Under Command C.R.E. 104 Beach Sub-Area for operation D Day to D+7 8 GHQ Troops Engineers 89 Field Company Royal Engineers : 90 Field...
For much of the country it was a cloudy night and although largely dry across many southern and western counties of England, a few showers...
TNA Catalogue Reference: WO 205/1099 Context: 21 Army Group: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War, Miscellaneous papers Scope and...
Whilst continually looking for maps and files at the National Archives, to identify where my Dad's unit was based prior to departure to Normandy...
I've noticed quite a few threads today have mentioned if either the D-Day landings or Operation Bagration was the key event in 1944 that lead to...
The following appear in the Landing Tables for Sword. These tables are usually very clear on the details of vehicle type and make and the unit to...
Am sure you've all seen this article from "American Surveyor" about Operation Overlord "Bogus Maps"....
I just read that we invaded Normandy to free Western Europe from tyranny. However, it was the future tyranny of the Soviet Union which was as much...
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