Account for the Success of the Allied Landings in Normandy, 6 June 1944

Account for the Success of the Allied Landings in Normandy, 6 June 1944

30 May 24
Posted by: Capt S P Lee RM
17 minutes, 42 seconds read
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The second article from the NR archives examining the preparations and planning for Operation OVERLORD, republished here for the 80th Anniversary. Originally published in January 2002 [90/1, p. 26]. A 20 minute read.

“The danger in the East remains, but a greater danger appears in the West; an Anglo-Saxon landing. In the East, the vast extent of the territory makes it possible for us to lose ground… without a fatal blow being dealt to the nervous system of Germany. It is very different in the West: should the enemy succeed in breaching our defences on a wide front here, the immediate consequences would be unpredictable.” – OKW Directive No 51.[1] The achievement In November 1943 Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met together for the first time at Tehran to debate the timing and strategy of the projecte…

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