D-Day: Those who Were ThereThe logistics of landing almost 250,000 men on a 60-mile stretch of heavily fortified coastline are almost unimaginable. By Whitsun 1944, Britain had began to resemble a vast military warehouse, with jeeps and trucks parked along what seemed like every road in the south and west of England, tanks ranked in carparks and forecourts, and rows upon rows of bombs stored under tarpaulin in fields - all labelled "Europe". The roads were jammed with soldiers in transit, all trains were requisitioned for the troops, and women knew that their menfolk 'somewhere in southern England' might be one of that perilous first wave across the Channel. |
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... Infantry Division 190 93rd Infantry Division 190 94th Engineering Battalion 191 332nd Fighter Group 190 99th Fighter Squadron ( Black Eagles ) 190 761st Tank Battalion 190 discrimination 190–2 leadership 191 selection 190 Arsenal of ...
... Infantry Division 190 93rd Infantry Division 190 94th Engineering Battalion 191 332nd Fighter Group 190 99th Fighter Squadron ( Black Eagles ) 190 761st Tank Battalion 190 discrimination 190–2 leadership 191 selection 190 Arsenal of ...
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... Infantry Division 48 , 96 , 111 , 135 , 360-6 8th Infantry Brigade 48 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment 143 , 366-7 2nd Battalion the East Yorkshire Regiment , 136 , 366 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment 371 185th Infantry Brigade ...
... Infantry Division 48 , 96 , 111 , 135 , 360-6 8th Infantry Brigade 48 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment 143 , 366-7 2nd Battalion the East Yorkshire Regiment , 136 , 366 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment 371 185th Infantry Brigade ...
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... Division 96 506th Heavy Tank Battalion 277 85th Infantry Division 96 352nd Infantry Division 91 , 100 , 121 , 229-30 , 300 , 40 915th Grenadier Regiment 91 709th Infantry Division 374 711th Infantry Division 227 , 297 , 355 716th Infantry ...
... Division 96 506th Heavy Tank Battalion 277 85th Infantry Division 96 352nd Infantry Division 91 , 100 , 121 , 229-30 , 300 , 40 915th Grenadier Regiment 91 709th Infantry Division 374 711th Infantry Division 227 , 297 , 355 716th Infantry ...
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