Foreword |
iii |
Operation NEPTUNE |
1 |
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Navy and Air Forces |
2 |
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21 Army Group |
3 |
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V Corps Planning |
6 |
Assault Plan |
8 |
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Terrain |
10 |
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Enemy Defenses |
20 |
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Pre-Assault Bombardment Plans |
28 |
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Plan of Assault Landings |
30 |
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Plan for Movement to Inland Objectives |
33 |
D Day: The Landings |
35 |
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Approach to the Beach |
38 |
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The Initial Assault Wave |
42 |
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The Later Assault Waves: 116th RCT |
49 |
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Later Assault Waves: 16th RCT |
53 |
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Conditions on the Beach: 0730-0800 |
54 |
Assault on the
Bluffs |
58 |
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The Advance from Dog White |
59 |
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The Advance between D-3 and E-1 Draws |
63 |
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The Advance from Easy Red |
65 |
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The Advance from Fox Green |
73 |
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Other Assault Actions |
75 |
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The Beach: 0800-1200 |
79 |
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Landing of Reinforcements on Easy Red |
82 |
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The Rangers at Pointe du Hoe |
87 |
Advance Inland |
92 |
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Vierville Area |
93 |
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St.-Laurent Area |
97 |
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Colleville Area |
98 |
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Afternoon on the Beach |
101 |
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At the End of D Day |
107 |
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The Enemy Side |
112 |
Attainment of
D-Day objectives (7-8 June) |
116 |
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Trévières--Tour-en-Bessin (1st Division) |
116 |
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Grandcamp--Isigny Area (29th Division) |
122 |
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Improvement at the Beach |
131 |
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The Enemy Side |
134 |
The Attack of 9-11
June |
136 |
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Advance to Cerisy Fore1st and 2d Divisions) |
138 |
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Across the Lower Aure (29th Division) |
143 |
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The Ennemy Side |
147 |
The Attack of
12-13 June |
150 |
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Advance to Caumont |
151 |
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Crossing the Elle River |
153 |
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Action West of the Vire |
157 |
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The Enemy Side |
159 |
Conclusion |
163 |
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Annex No. 1: Unit Citations |
164 |
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Annex No. 2: Abbreviations |
165 |