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	Battle of Normandy
		Operation Fortitude North would lead the Axis to expect an attack on Norway; the much more vital Operation Fortitude South was designed to lead the Germans to expect the main invasion at the Pas de Calais, and to hold back forces to guard against this threat rather than rushing them to Normandy.
		Operation Overlord was the codename for the Allied invasion of northwest Europe.
		Operation Cobra, was launched on July 24 by the U.S. First Army, and was extremely successful with the advance guard of VIII Corps entering Coutances at the western end of the Cotentin Peninsula, on July 28, after a penetration through the German lines.
	www.wikipediaondvd.com /nav/art/m/5.html (11876 words)

	Operation Sledgehammer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During World War II, Operation Sledgehammer was an Allied contingency plan for a limited-objective cross-channel invasion of Europe in response to a German or Soviet collapse in 1942.
		The main objective of the operation was to capture Cherbourg or Brest in northern France in order to establish a defensible foothold in mainland Europe, which would provide a staging area for a larger invasion force.
		The costly raid on Dieppe later demonstrated the difficulty of capturing a major port in the face of determined enemy opposition, and the D-Day invasion of Normandy avoided ports altogether.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Sledgehammer (196 words)

	HyperWar: Administrative History of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, 1940-1946
		In British strategy such an operation was envisaged in the final stage of war operations in the European theater.
		The general idea was that it would not be possible to undertake land operations on a large scale in Europe until the Germans showed signs of cracking, and then the governing factor in the size of the forces to be maintained would be transportation and maintenance.".
		Development of subsequent phases of the operation would depend on the seizure of sufficient aerodromes and the acquisition of the major ports of Le Havre, Rouen, and Cherbourg, which were to be made operative at the earliest practicable date.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/rep/Normandy/ComNavEu/ComNavEu-51.html (6688 words)

	Operation Torch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Torch was the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started November 8, 1942.
		The Soviet Union had pressed the United States and Britain to start operations in Europe, and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on the Russian troops.
		While the American commanders favoured Operation Sledgehammer, landing in Occupied Europe as soon as possible, the British commanders believed such a course would end in disaster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Torch (2442 words)

	Operation Roundup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although it was never executed, parts of it were incorporated into Operation Overlord.
		Operation Roundup included Operation Sledgehammer and the later variant Operation Roundhammer.
		During the Korean War, Operation Roundup was an attack launched by US X Corps toward Hongch’on and P’yonch’ang on 5 February 1951.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Roundup (179 words)

	Coalition Forces Continue Heightened Operations in Iraq
		Operation Arrowhead Ripper is concentrated in Baqubah, the capital of Diyala province, to defeat enemy fighters in the city and secure the population by conducting detailed, deliberate clearing operations.
		In other operations June 22, officials reported that attack helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade engaged and killed 17 al Qaeda gunmen after ground forces from the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team saw the men attempting to circumvent Iraqi police who were conducting security operations southwest of Khalis.
		During operations conducted June 21 by troops attached to the 1st Infantry Division, two caches were discovered during clearing operations in the eastern portion of the Rashid district of the Iraqi capital.
	www.army.mil /-news/2007/06/25/3793-coalition-forces-continue-heightened-operations-in-iraq (2821 words)

	Cross-Channel Attack-Chapter 1
		The operation was to open with a fifteen-day air attack, the strategic purpose of which would be to divert the German Air Force from the east.
		The operation was conceived in three phases: a preparatory phase, the cross-Channel movement and seizure of bridgeheads between Le Havre and Boulogne, and, finally, consolidation and expansion of the bridgehead.
		In the event that an operation should be required in 1942 to save the Russians or take advantage of sudden German deterioration, preparations were to be made to permit a cross-Channel assault on greatly reduced scale in the fall of the year.
	www.history.army.mil /books/wwii/7-4/7-4_1.htm (16806 words)

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		The allies chose the port of Dieppe, and the attack-plan was code-named “Operation Rutter.” The attack was very important because it was the first-ever Combined Operation for the allies.
		The Canadians then were the ideal choice for “Operation Rutter.” The attack had been set for Friday, July 3, 1942, but it was moved back after the British RAF cancelled because of high winds.
		Operation Jubilee also convinced the allies that a landing on open beaches had a greater chance for success than a landing in a port, and that such a landing should include the creation of a man-made harbor to support and reinforce the area after the landings.
	www.du.edu /~mdipaolo/researchpaper.doc (3267 words)

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		Operation Sledgehammer has nothing to do with the downing of TWA 800.
		That's all." "The 'Sledgehammer Rocket' was part of a robbery from a National Guard Armory in North Carolina in the late 70's.
		In that case it was an internal operation without regard for any human life on board." "All indications speak of a rocket.
	www.textfiles.com /conspiracy/CN/cn09-70.txt (1243 words)

	North-West Historical Association Newsletter
		This stop-gap operation, codenamed Sledgehammer, was to be a limited cross-channel operation involving 12 division; 2 American and 10 British.
		It was felt that the inclusion of an airborne drop extended the duration of the operation too long and would give this powerful veteran German division time to counter-attack.
		Another change was to give two aging destroyers the role of close-support in the place of battleships or cruisers, whose presence in daylight on a foreign coast was deemed too risky.
	www.nwha.org /news_3Q2000/news_page4.html (2215 words)

	Articles - Battle of Normandy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a deception operation, Operation Bodyguard, designed to persuade the Germans that other points would be threatened as well as northern France (such as the Balkans and the south of France).
		Operation Fortitude North would lead the Axis to expect an attack on Norway; the much more vital Operation Fortitude South was designed to lead the Germans to expect the main invasion at the Pas de Calais, and to hold back forces to guard against this threat rather than rushing them to Normandy.
		Operation Overlord was the codename for the Allied invasion of northwest Europe.
	www.topron.com /articles/Battle_of_Normandy (6384 words)

	Operation Overlord Article, OperationOverlord Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Normandy in 1944, codenamed Operation Overlord, was the invasion of Nazi - occupied Western Europe by the Allies.
		Two preliminary proposals were drawn up: Operation Sledgehammer for an invasion in 1942, andOperation Roundup for a larger attack in 1943, which was adopted and became Operation Overlord, although it wasdelayed until 1944.
		June 25 – June 29 Operation Epsom, an offensive to the west of Caen, was repulsed by the German defenders.
	www.anoca.org /division/german/operation_overlord.html (5210 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: Coalition Forces Continue Heightened Operations in Iraq
		In other operations today, officials reported that attack helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade engaged and killed 17 al Qaeda gunmen after ground forces from the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team saw the men attempting to circumvent Iraqi police who were conducting security operations southwest of Khalis.
		During Operation Sledgehammer today, transition team paratroopers from the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team and Iraqi security forces found 10 82mm mortar rounds, 10 102mm mortar rounds and two improvised explosive devices while searching offices of a cleric’s organization.
		During operations conducted yesterday by troops attached to the 1st Infantry Division, two caches were discovered during clearing operations in the eastern portion of the Rashid district of the Iraqi capital.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46516 (1628 words)

	Doc No: Frontier Dermatologist (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The problem was, though, that everyone, including those in the military, were scratching their heads wondering why we had to send thousands of troops down there to arrest one guy.
		I just don't think it necessary, or proper, to give these operations a glitzy name in order to gloss over the bloody carnage that is sure to follow.
		Operation Neverland Ranch might be enough to scare the hell out of the parents in the country being invaded, but it might also induce them to put up a bitter struggle.
	www.avalon.net /~drno/archive/2003_12_28_archive.html (977 words)

	TWA 800 -- WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND WHY?
		"Sledgehammer Rockets" have nothing to do with Operation Sledgehammer which is an economic unit to disrupt new issues trading on the market.
		There are small parts of this operation that CAN turn into terror groups, but terrorist activities are not the intent of Operation Sledgehammer.
		Operation Tailhook was created by the denizens of the NWO to ferret out all independent thinking, loyal Amercan Naval officers.
	www.theforbiddenknowledge.com /hardtruth/twa800_bonds.htm (3521 words)

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		Operation Sledgehammer was called into life during February of 1996.
		The operation is a joint operation by the Office of Economic Growth and Regulation due to the many new corporations that are being founded in the United States.
		The operation is being administered by the Federal Reserve Bank and the Securities Exchange Commission.
	rumormillnews.com /SLEDGEHAMMER.htm (430 words)

	SYMBOL \| The Casablanca Conference \| Chapter 3
		But when it comes to operations on land, or amphibious operations requiring landing craft, naval and air support and logistics, it is not so easy to consider each theatre of operations in isolation, largely because operations in one were likely to be at the expense of the others.
		He had not been in favour of such an operation in 1942 but felt that it was our duty to engage the enemy on as wide a front as possible.
		Churchill was all in favour of the operation in Burma proposed by the Americans (ANAKIM), especially as it enhanced the safety of his beloved India, and as it reassured the Americans that he was serious about the British commitment to war in the Pacific.
	casablancaconference.com /ch3.asp (8178 words)

	ipedia.com: Battle of Normandy Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Normandy in 1944, codenamed Operation Overlord, was the invasion of Nazi-occupied Western Europe by the Allies.
		Rundstedt and Guderian had the bulk of their command experience when the Luftwaffe controlled the skies over the battlefield or, in the vast expanses of the Eastern Front, where neither side was able to claim air superiority over the entire front when these two commanders last had a combat command.
		June 25–June 29 Operation Epsom, an offensive to the west of Caen, was repulsed by the German defenders.
	www.ipedia.com /battle_of_normandy.html (4821 words)

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		None of our American sources were familiar with double-headed Sledgehammer missiles, therefore it never would have occurred to them that the Willy Peter was in the missile.
		Pieces of the disinformation story that circulated over the weekend report that the landing lights of TWA 800 were on, making it a perfect target.
		Operation Tailhook was created by the denizens of the NWO to ferret out all independent thinking, loyal American Naval officers.
	www.textfiles.com /conspiracy/CN/cn09-71.txt (1392 words)

	Operations Roundup and Sledgehammer (from Normandy Invasion) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		National Archives, Washington, D.C. Swiftly convincing himself that the priority of “Germany first” agreed to by Roosevelt and Churchill in the Atlantic Charter was correct, Eisenhower framed proposals for a 1943 invasion (Operation Roundup) and another for 1942 (Operation Sledgehammer) in the event of a Russian collapse or a sudden weakening of Germany's position.
		The 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy: Operation Overlord
		The rice industry is a long-established operation in Angkor, Cambodia.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-236169 (893 words)

	Restoring America Project : American History Archives : World War II, part 17
		Operation Sledgehammer was the code name for the proposed invasion of Europe in 1942 by the Allies.
		In July 1942, it was decided that the second European front would begin in November with American General Dwight Eisenhower commanding a joint American-British invasion of North Africa.
		The invasion, Operation Torch, began November 8, 1942 as over 167,000 troops invaded Morocco and Algeria.
	www.4america.com /archives/world_war_II?day=17 (319 words)

	France Hotels, Paris Hotels and the France Travel Guide - France.com
		The Battle of Normandy in 1944, codenamed Operation Overlord, was the invasion of Nazi occupied Western Europe by the western allies.
		The operation began with overnight paratrooper landings and a massive early-morning amphibious assault.
		June 25th - 29th Operation Epsom, an offensive to the west of Caen, repulsed by the German defenders.
	www.france.com /culture/display_item.cfm?id=461 (3718 words)

	Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Normandy 1944
		Both plans were presented to the British in London in April 1942, and Roundup was adopted.
		The British, nevertheless, reserved objective doubts, and at subsequent Anglo-American conferences—in Washington in June, in London in July—they first quashed all thought of Sledgehammer and then succeeded in persuading the Americans to agree to a North African landing as the principal operation of 1942.
		Operation Torch, as the landing in North Africa was to be code-named, effectively postponed Roundup again, while subsequent operations in Sicily and the Italian mainland delayed preparations for the cross-Channel invasion through 1943 as well.
	www.britanica.com /dday/article-236169 (258 words)

	Leaders, Operation Torch
		As such Mussolini is nominally the Supreme Commander for the Axis Southern Theater; however, military operations are directed by Army Group Africa under Rommel, and most Mediterranean operations are directed by Field Marshal Kesselring.
		If operations in North Africa can be reduced (or eliminated), Marshall estimates the Allies can concentrate 48 divisions and 5,800 aircraft for a cross–channel invasion by April, 1943 (Operation BOLERO/ROUND UP).
		Their command is outside the Area of Operations for Operation TORCH.
	mason.gmu.edu /~ssledge/situation5.htm (3830 words)

	D Day Tanks and countdown to 60th anniversary of D-Day from the Tank Museum Bovington
		Operation Sledgehammer was the name given to a proposed landing on the Cherbourg peninsula in 1942 while Operation Jubilee was the codename for the Anglo-Canadian landing at Dieppe in August 1942.
		Operation Starkey was a plan to invade Europe in 1943, so was Operation Round-Up; Operation Rankin was the scheme to invade early, if the Germans withdrew.
		The two that concern us are Operation Neptune, the naval side of the invasion that ended on the Normandy beaches and Operation Overlord, the land battle.
	www.d-daytanks.org.uk /info/what_name.html (175 words)

	North Africa
		The U.S. pushed for a cross channel invasion into France known as operation "SledgeHammer", but the British pushed for an African invasion known as operation "Gymnast", later to be called "Torch".
		He then gave way to Roosevelt, but did say to continue operation Bolero and to keep Sledgehammer open if the possibility to launch it came before operation Gymnast was read y.
		Montgomery had devised a series of tricks, called operation Bertram, to persuade Rommel that th e Allies were going one way, in the North, when they were actually going to the south.
	www.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu /~lugert/wwii.htm (2595 words)

	OP SLEDGEHAMMER- a new wave of terror economics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Operation Sledgehammer was called into life during February of
		The operation is a joint operation by the Office of Economic Growth
		The operation is being administered by the Federal Reserve Bank and the
	www.rumormillnews.com /cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=17583 (397 words)

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