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	Battle of Normandy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Landings in force on a broad front in Normandy would permit simultaneous threats against the port of Cherbourg, coastal ports further west in Brittany, and an overland attack towards Paris and towards the border with Germany.
		Normandy presented serious logistical problems, not the least of which being that the only viable port in the area, Cherbourg, was heavily defended and many among the higher echelons of command argued that the Pas de Calais would make a more suitable landing area on these grounds alone.
		The toehold established at Normandy was vital for the Western Allies (largely the British Commonwealth and the U.S.) to bring the war to the western border of Germany.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Normandy (6255 words)

	Battle of Normandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Battle of Normandy in 1944, codenamed Operation Overlord, was the invasion of Nazi-occupied Western Europe by the Allies.
		The Normandy invasion began with overnight paratrooper and glider landings, massive air and naval bombardments, and an early-morning amphibious assault.
		Thus the battle of Normandy needs to be understood both within the strategic context of WWII and the strategy of the Cold War which followed.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_of_normandy (4821 words)

	Normandy Invasion, June 1944
		Though they had been fighting in mainland Italy for some nine months, the Normandy invasion was in a strategically more important region, setting the stage to drive the Germans from France and ultimately destroy the National Socialist regime.
		A convoy of Landing Craft Infantry (Large) sails across the English Channel toward the Normandy Invasion beaches on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.
		Landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, June 1944.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-eur/normandy/normandy.htm (1389 words)

	D-Day special - 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings
		Still in his memory is the frightening and bizarre experience of having to take refuge in a Dutch church cellar after being cut off from their unit when bridges were demolished and the shock of seeing his Sergeant killed as he returned with a mug of tea from a neighbouring house.
		Although the battalion as a whole was not to land until June 10th, attached to the 2nd Div, a large cadre had been taken with other anti-aircraft unit detachments for the special 397th Provisional Machine-gun Battalion.
		The 28th Division landed in Normandy, in July, as indeed part of Patton's command, but were decimated in another hell called the Hurtegen Forest during the Ardennes Offensive - but that, as the old soldiers will tell you - is another story.
	www.thisispembrokeshire.net /pembrokeshire/features/FEATURES14.html (1797 words)

	VICTORY CAMPAIGN, The Landings in Normandy
		Because of the late landings and the state of the tide, which was higher than had been predicted, the arrangements made for clearing the beach obstacles were badly disrupted.
		The landing was carried out successfully, although, as already indicated, certain strongpoints on the coast offered prolonged resistance, and the final inland objectives were not reached.
		Assuming the strength of the Canadian landing force as 15,000 (which including the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion would be approximately the number planned) 112 the Canadian share of these 9250 would have been 1982 casualties.
	www.warchronicle.com /canadian_third_div/historiantales_wwii/victorycampaignlandings.htm (6713 words)

	The Normandy Landings
		By comparison, the Allied landing forces lacked nothing, and were limited only by the ability of their narrow man-made ports to accommodate the flood of supplies and troops.
		This animated Flash map depicts the first day of the invasion, starting with an outline of the Allied airborne landing zones (many troops were dropped outside these zones), followed by an overview of the larger German troop and heavy gun positions which were bombarded during the landing preparation.
		Finally, a progressive view of the amphibious landing force's advance during the first 24 hours is shown along with titles of the landing zones, combat notes and front line markers.
	www.wtj.com /articles/normandy (362 words)

	D Day Normandy Landings Tour
		The Merville Battery - gliders of the 6th Airborne Division were also used to land troops at this battery which was believed to pose a danger to troops due to land on Sword Beach.
		The cemetery is the venue for the annual Commemoration of the Landings.
		The most senior American officer who came ashore on D Day, Brigadier General Roosevelt, son of the former President, landed on Utah and decided that although his troops had actually landed some distance from their scheduled landing place, they were now committed.
	www.schooltours.co.uk /dday2.html (899 words)

	Normandy, Neptune, Arcadia, Dieppe, Quebec, Conference, Mulberry, Eisenhower, Tedder, Montgomery, Overlord, Channel
		Normandy Invasion - In late December the commanders for the invasion of Europe are announced.
		Following approval of the outline plans for the Allied landings in France at the August 1943 Quebec Conference, detailed preparation was put in hand for putting ashore three divisions on the Normandy coast between the Rivers Vire and Orne.
		After gaining bridgeheads in Normandy, Eisenhower's aims are to build up enough strength for a decisive battle in the area, before breaking out to take the Channel ports and reach the German border on a broad front.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsNormandy.htm (2022 words)

	The Normandy Landings
		Their intention was to fly with the heavy bombers attacking the Normandy area but because of overcast, the bombers had to bomb by radar.
		It was probably a good choice to pick the P-38 which had a very distinctive shape because nary a shot was fired at him from the hundreds of ships of the invasion force.
		At dawn the village of St. Mere Eglise is seized by elements of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/articles/level1/dday_normandy_landings.htm (815 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - D-Day, Normandy Landings - A1057439
		Meanwhile in eastern Normandy, British and US aeroplanes were bombing gun emplacements and dropping glider- and parachute borne troops; despite heavy losses, 6th Airborne and the US 82nd and 101st Airborne achieved most of their objectives.
		Landings were scheduled for low tide: 6.30am at Utah and Omaha, an hour later in the east.
		As a result, their ability to repel the landings was fatally compromised; four tank divisions under Hitler's personal command were not mobilised until late afternoon, and played no part in the first day's battles.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1057439 (757 words)

	The Coast Guard at Normandy
		The landing craft, continually exposed to enemy gunfire, dodged sunken obstacles and sailed through the heavy seas, shuttling between the landing areas and the transports bringing desperately needed supplies and reinforcements right to the beaches.
		These landing craft, manned by Coast Guard and Navy crews, carried the troops of the 1st Division, otherwise known as the "Big Red One." This was to be the Big Red One's second journey to France but no bands greeted them this day as they had for their first arrival during World War I.
		She struck a mine upon landing and lay disabled on the beach, under enemy fire, until her hull was patched and she was able to get underway.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/h_normandy.html (7613 words)

	Bulletin - Normandy landings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		US gold giant Newmont Mining upped the stakes for Normandy Mining with a $3.8bn scrip and cash takeover offer which, if successful, will create the world’s largest gold company, via a $9bn-plus three-way merger.
		Normandy shareholders would hold around 20% of Newmont’s expanded capital base and its founder, Robert de Crespigny, has been offered a seat on the Newmont board.
		Minotaur is earning 19% of the project, with BHP Billiton holding 51% and each of Normandy Mining and Sons of Gwalia holding 15%.
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	BBC - WW2 People's War - A Wireless Operator/Signaller at the Normandy Landings by Arthur Berry - A2352926
		The landing craft which I was on ran aground on a sand bank and after much cursing and swearing broke free with the tide coming in and dropped us all off into over five feet of water.
		The Canadians had done a good job in the initial landings at Bernieres and all the evidence was there to see on the beach as we filed through.
		A land mine was dropped by parachute and fortunately it must have floated by and landed about two fields away.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2352926 (1887 words)

	Normandy Landing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		French golf in the land of D-Day is a relatively unknown delight.
		Omaha Beach was where American forces suffered the heaviest casualties of the Normandy landings in 1944, and our walking encyclopedia of a tour guide was adept at helping us envision the battles.
		Again, the real focus of this trip was golf, and the Normandy region has 37 courses (23 with 18 holes or more) open year-round in one of the best climates in the country.
	www.ncga.org /magazine/04mags/october/france.htm (1718 words)

	The Normandy Landings
		Waves were two to three feet high and the DE was pitching and rolling, making it difficult to jump from the net into the it.
		The last time I had climbed down a cargo net was on the firm land of Fort Eustis, Virginia during basic training.
		This convinced me that my position outside of the landing craft was insecure and so I climbed back into the crowd.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/articles/level1/dday_normandy_landings_June_7.htm (1281 words)

	D-Day - The Normandy Landings
		Airborne troops led the D-Day landings in a combined parachute and glider assault, to throw a net of protection around the Normandy beaches, where a massive invasion force would sweep ashore and advance into Europe.
		Among their initial objectives, the British airborne units were to destroy a German gun battery that threatened the lives of seaborne troops, and protect the left flank of the sea assault by seizing strategic points, which would prevent the enemy from reaching the beaches.
		The 3rd Parachute Brigade had to land in the very heart of the enemy's defences and destroy the Troarn, Varaville, Robehomme and Bures bridges across the Dives river, while its 9th battalion hit Merville.
	www.army.mod.uk /para/history/normandy.htm (1227 words)

	The Landings in Normandy - Veterans Affairs Canada
		The task was formidable for the Germans had turned the coastline into a continuous fortress with guns, pillboxes, wire, mines and beach obstacles - and on it depended the outcome of the war.
		Forming part of the British 6th Airborne Division, which dropped on the eastern flank of the bridgehead was the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.
		The 9th Brigade units landed shortly before noon, and moved from Bernières through Bény to the vicinity of Villons-les-Buissons, less than four miles from Caen.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar/Canada2/normandy (798 words)

	Normandy Invasion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However, the value of this Task Force ceased to exist after 15 October, and it is considered that the use of PTs for dispatch and like service, for which PTs were not designed, does not make the most of the potential value of the boats and their highly trained crews.
		After Normandy, some of the PT boats for which Maloy was a flagship were transferred to Portsmouth for coastal patrolling.
		At the beginning of August the PTs were withdrawn from the Normandy invasion area.
	newt.vallnet.com /mead/normandy_invasion.htm (3152 words)

	Normandy Landings: D-Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Over 7000 ships, including 4000 landing craft, 20,000 vehicles, including 1000 tanks, 11000 planes, 12,500 gliders, 150,000 men were available for D-Day
		The Allies landed on Juno, Sword, Gold, Omaha, Utah beachheads on the morning of June 6, 1944
		Figures of the first day of landing: 2500 infantry men were killed, 6000 airborn infantry were killed or seriously wounded
	www.shcsd.k12.pa.us /projects/history/wwii/sld006.htm (89 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community Forums - If The Normandy Landings Happened Today..
		Bodies, parts of bodies, and blood are the order of the day here, the screams of the dying and the stillness of the dead mingle in testament to this terrible event.
		On the beach front itself the landing area was missed, catapulting U.S. forces nearly 2,000 yards South of the intended coordinates, thus placing them that much farther away from the German insurgents and unable to direct covering fire or materially add to the operation.
		Casualties at day's end are nothing short of horrific; at least 8,000 and possibly as many as 9,000 were wounded in the haphazardly coordinated attack, which seems to have no unifying purpose or intent.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/printthread.php?t=5787 (2073 words)

	Normandy Invasion -- The D-Day Landings, 6 June 1944 -- Part II
		Normandy Invasion -- The D-Day Landings, 6 June 1944 -- Part II Return to Naval Historical Center home page.
		LCM landing craft brings wounded U.S. Soldiers to a transport for evacuation from the combat zone, on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.
		LCM landing craft, evacuating casualties from the invasion beaches, brings them to a transport for treatment, on "D-Day", 6 June 1944.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-eur/normandy/nor4a.htm (551 words)

	The World at War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was but one of thousands of Allied paratroopers hurtling through the dark skies over Normandy in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944 but the recounting of his story in Cornelius Ryan’s book, The Longest Day and later in the film adapted from it made John Steele, 505th Regiment U.S. 82nd Airborne Div.
		They would land with the first wave, scale the 100 foot high cliffs of Pointe du Hoc and knockout the German artillery perched in steel and reinforced concrete bunkers atop the promontory.
		A landing was made this morning on the coast of France by troops of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
	worldatwar.net /article/overlord (2620 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Veteran feels at home on D-Day beach
		One of the handful of surviving French participants in the landings, Leon Gautier lives in Ouistreham - only a few hundred yards from the German pill-box which he stormed on 6 June 1944.
		Lord Lovat's task was to seize the eastern end of the Normandy bridgehead, and the Kieffer Commando was sent against the port of Ouistreham, where the strategically important Caen canal enters the sea.
		"As we came into land our other landing-craft was hit and all the officers in it were wounded," he says.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3735307.stm (663 words)

	Normandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is situated on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel in Colleville-sur Mer, France.
		On the walls of the semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial are inscribed the names of 1,557 American Missing who gave their lives in the service of their country, but whose remains were not located or identified.
		At the center is a bronze statue titled, "Spirit of American Youth." An orientation table overlooks the beach and depicts the landings at Normandy.
	www.abmc.gov /no.htm (449 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| Shooting D-Day through a lens
		He landed on the D-Day beaches under the constant threat of German shelling; he photographed comrades executing German spies and witnessed the aftermath of massacres in the name of war.
		Then in the spring of 1944, aged 26, he found himself in England, preparing for the invasion of Normandy.
		He landed on Utah beach on the morning of 6 June after it had been secured by earlier waves of troops.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/in_depth/3722743.stm (961 words)

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