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Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1. "The Assault Landings in Normandy : Order of Battle British Second Army" (PDF). Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. "British Army Follow-on Divisions Operation Overlord: 6 June 1944" (PDF). 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. 2010.
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune).
The first phase, the amphibious invasion and establishment of a secure foothold, was codenamed Operation Neptune. [26] To gain the air superiority needed to ensure a successful invasion, the Allies undertook a bombing campaign (codenamed Operation Pointblank ) that targeted German aircraft production, fuel supplies, and airfields. [ 26 ]
Historically, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander or the chronological order in which ships were deployed in naval situations. As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges.
Victory in the West: The Battle of Normandy. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. I. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-58-0. FitzRoy, Olivia (1961). Men of Valour: The Third Volume of the History of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1927–1958. Sir Geoffrey V. Bates. OCLC 30221741.
German Order of Battle well-documented site on OB, strengths, and casualties by Niklas Zetterling. U.S. Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula "The Airborne Assault" - Utah to Cherbourg Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, United States Army Center of Military History. Zaloga, Steven J. D-Day 1944 (2): Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings (2004 ...
The United States Army Air Forces brought Engineer Aviation Battalions to Normandy on June 9 as a combination of the aforementioned Service Command Units and Airfield Construction Groups. The designation was consecutive with "B" for the British and "A" for the American airfields, i.e. B.1, B.2, or A.1, A.2 etc.
Battle or campaign Order of battle Date First Indochina War; Battle of Dien Bien Phu: French Operational Group North-West and Viet Minh: March 13 – May 7, 1954 Korean War; Korean War United Nations, North Korea, and People's Republic of China and People's Republic of China: June 1950 Korean War U.S. Eighth Army, U.S. Seventh Fleet, and U.S ...