Report by
The Supreme Commander
To the Combined Chiefs of Staff
On the Operations in Europe
of the
Allied Expeditionary Force
6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945


CONTENTS

Preface viii
Planning and Preparation 1
  The COSSAC Plan 1
  Development of Plan OVERLORD 3
  Logistical Problems 11
  German Miscalculations 13
  Preparatory Operations 14
  Enemy Capabilities 17
The Assault 19
Establishment of the Lodgement Area 27
The Breakthrough 35
The Battle of the Falaise-Argentan Pocket 42
The Advance to the Seine 46
The Build-Up and the Allied Navies 52
The Advance From the Seine to the German Border 61
Consolidation on the Frontier 67
The Ardennes Counteroffensive 75
Plans for the 1945 Campaign 81
Operations to Reach the Rhine 87
Crossing the Rhine 96
The Envelopment of the Ruhr and the Junction With the Russians 103
The FInal Phase 112
The Surrender 118
Conclusion 121

 
MAPS
 
1. The Assault 20
2. Establishment of the Lodgement Area 31
3. The Breakthrough 37
4. Battle of the Falaise-Argentan Pocket 44
5. Advance to the Seine 48
6. Advance from the Seine to the German Border 64
7. Consolidation on the Frontier 70
8. Ardennes Counteroffensive 78
9. Operations to Reach the Rhine 88
10. Crossing the Rhine 97
11. The Envelopment of the Ruhr 108



Transcribed and formatted by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation