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Authors: Max Hastings
G. L. Ramage
George L. Ramage Royal Engineers
Edward Rapp 4th Armored Div.
Mrs Margaret R. Rathbone WRNS
Floyd Ratliff 30th Artillery.
Ken Rawlings 35th Infantry Div.
Dick Raymond 3rd Canadian Div.
Mr & Mrs L. R. Reed
Philip B. Reisler 2nd Armored Div.
A. J. Rennie KOSB
L. Reynolds 6th Airborne Div.
Eric Richards
A. Richardson 43rd Infantry Div.
F. O. Richardson 82nd Airborne Div.
Robert L. Riggs 82nd Airborne Div.
G. H. Robinson 5th Dorsets
Walter Rodman 102nd Cavalry Recon.
A. Rolph 50th Div.
George Rosie 101st Airborne Div.
S. Rossant 2nd Welsh Guards
H. Rowe Pioneer Corps
E. Royle Royal Highland Reg. of Canada
G. E. M. Ruffee 14th Field Reg. Canadian Royal Artillery
K. M. Rugman 6th Airborne Div.
R. R. Rylands KSLI
A. W. Sadler RASC
Charles Salt 4th Armoured Brig.
H. L. Salter
Alvin Sapinsley US Army Signals Corps
Richard W. Sargent 2nd Infantry Div.
Rudolf Schaaf 716th Infantry Div.
R. Schafer 9th Infantry Div.
Wilhelm Schickner 2nd Panzer Div.
Kevin Sharkey
Carl R. Sherrets
W. P. Shines Kings’ Regiment
C. Shread 69 Field Coy (RE)
E. F. Siderits US Navy
Frank L. Sills RAF
Lawrence Silverman 5th Amphibious Engineer Special Brigade
P. Silverman 35th Infantry Div.
W. J. Skittrall Essex Regiment
George L. Small 35th Infantry Div.
Lt. Col. A. T. Smith 1st Infantry Div.
Henry Smith Armored Div.
Anthony M. Smith 819th Av. Engineers
J. R. Smith 141st Regt. RAC
Roy Smith 4th Airborne Div.
J. F. Smyth Royal Navy
Mrs Robert F. Snetzer
Henry D. Soderberg 507th Military Police Batt.
Sid Solomon
Saul Solow 30th Infantry Div.
Mrs A. Sowerby
E. F. Spottiswoode REME
Vernon C. Squires 81st Construction Batt.
A. Stackpole
William Stelling 29th Infantry Div.
J. W. Stephens 86th Anti-Tank Reg. RA
Hans Stober 17th SS Panzergren. Div.
W. L. Stray KSLI
Wallace C. Strobel 101st Airborne Div.
D. J. Studdard 2nd Army HQ Troops
Edward Sullivan
William A. Sutton
G. R. Tait 3rd Div.
D. A. Tait 101st Airborne Div.
Peter Terry 47 Commando
Peter J. Terry
Hans Teske
O. H. Thomas 5th Beach Group
G. W. Thomas RAF
Charles H. Thomas 1st Div.
David E. Thomas 82nd AB Div.
G. Thorn Royal Marines
John M. Thorpe 11th Armoured Div.
Matt N. Touchton US Navy
Major F. B. Upfold REME
E. H. Upward Royal Navy
L. J. Verier Home Guard
Dr. Eberhard Wagemann 21st Panzer Div.
P. Wagg RE
Bill Walsh 102nd Cavalry
Edward Warman
John Warner 3rd Recce Regt.
Geoffrey L. Way
A. C. Webb REME
Reg. A. F. Weigall
J. M. Welch 4th Infantry Div.
A. H. Wells RE
Mrs Doreen Westaway QAIMNS
John A. Wheeldon 11th Armoured Div.
F. W. White 51st Highland Div.
Mrs H. G. White RE
Jack D. Whiteley 9th Infantry Div.
A Whittenbury RE
Dr. John S. Wier 2nd Armored Div.
K. M. Wilford RAF
Cyril Wilkins Royal Navy
Harold Wilkinson 3rd Infantry Div.
Col. J. B. Wilks
Mary Williams WAAF
C. A. Williams Royal Navy
J. Williamson 3rd Scots Guards Tank Batt.
Col. John Williamson 1st Infantry Div.
S. E. Willis Royal Navy Commandos
F. V. Wilson Royal Navy
Thomas G. Wilson Merchant Navy
George R. Wilson Royal Navy
P. C. Wixey KRRC
N. C. Wood Military Police
A. S. Woods RAF
D. A. Woods Royal Navy
T. Woodward 3rd Infantry Div.
R. Wright
H. Yarwood
A. E. Younger RAF
1
. For a full account of this debate, see the author’s
Bomber Command
(Michael Joseph, London 1979).
2
. For a detailed study of 2nd SS Panzer’s terrible march, and the impact of the French Resistance upon the Normandy campaign, see the author’s
Das Reich
(London and New York, 1981).
3
. Operational aircraft with crews available.
4
. Operational aircraft with crews available.
5
. Officers and Men
Adam, Sir Ronald
ref1air forces, Allied
opposition to OVERLORD
ref1bombing of French railways
ref1forward observers
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4D-Day
ref1limitations of bombing by
ref1
,
ref2troops fire on own aircraft
ref1
,
ref2bombing own troops
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
,
ref6lack of co-ordination with ground forces
ref1
,
ref2and the Falaise gap
ref1airborne landings
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3aircraft
supplies of
ref1Alexander, Field-Marshal Sir Harold
on American forces
ref1Eisenhower wants instead of Montgomery
ref1ability
ref1Alles, Heinz
ref1Anniwell, Private Mick
ref1anti-tank weapons
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3ANVIL, operation
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3Anzio
ref1ARCADIA conference
ref1Ardenne Abbey
ref1Arditti, Private Abraham
ref1Argent, Private Charles
ref1artillery
ref1weapons
ref1Ascher, Private Gerard
ref1ATLANTIC, operation
ref1Authie
ref1Babington, Captain Anthony
ref1Bach, Lieutenant Julian
ref1Bailleul
ref1Baldwin, Corporal Charles
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3Balleroy
ref1Barenton
ref1Barret, Lieutenant Halsey
ref1Barton (Commander, U.S. 4th Division)
ref1
,
ref2Bayerlein, General Fritz
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4Beamish, Rear-Admiral
ref1Beauvais
ref1Bedell Smith, Lieutenant-General W.
ref1
,
ref2Belchem
ref1Belcher, Sergeant Julius
ref1Benouville
ref1Bernières
ref1Bertal, Leslie
ref1Biéville
ref1Birch, Jackie
ref1Birks, Colonel Hammond
ref1Blakeney, R.B.D.
ref1BLUECOAT, operation
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3Blumenson, Martin
ref1bocage
, tactics in
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5Bohn, General
ref1Bolton, Lance-Corporal
ref1booby traps
ref1Bordon, Captain Harry
ref1Bourgébus Ridge
ref1
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ref2
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ref3
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ref4
,
ref5
,
ref6
,
ref7
,
ref8Bradley, Lieutenant-General Omar N.
ref1
,
ref2background
ref1to command US First Army Group
ref1phase line controversy
ref1and shortcomings of the U.S. Army
ref1British respect for
ref1use of airborne troops
ref1and Montgomery
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4D-Day
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
,
ref6
,
ref7and performance of infantry units
ref1Cotentin and Cherbourg campaign
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5and competition for publicity
ref1and persistent German resistance
ref1visits ‘off limits’ village
ref1and the advance south
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4on operation GOODWOOD
ref1
,
ref2and the press
ref1and Eisenhower
ref1dismissal of commanders
ref1remoteness from his troops
ref1
,
ref2critical of his officers
ref1operation COBRA
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5forms 12th Army Group
ref1and air-ground co-operation
ref1
,
ref2and Luftwaffe attacks
ref1moves into Brittany
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3and Patton
ref1and Mortain counter-attack
ref1
,
ref2and XV Corps’ advance north of Argentan
ref1
,
ref2moves towards the Seine
ref1and the Falaise gap
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3invasion objective
ref1Braher, Private William
ref1Bramall, Lieutenant Edwin
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3Brereton, Lieutenant-General Lewis H.
ref1
,
ref2Breteuil
ref1Bretteville
ref1Bretton, Major William
ref1Bréville
ref1Brice, Lieutenant
ref1Briese
ref1British Army
casualties
ref1commanders of OVERLORD
ref1discipline
ref1failure to capture Caen
ref1fictitious Fourth Army
ref1on Gold Beach
ref1on Juno Beach
ref1losses
ref1phase line controversy
ref1regimental leadership
ref1regimental system
ref1relations with the Americans
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
,
ref6
,
ref7rest periods
ref1tactics in the
bocage
ref1weakness in armour-infantry co-operation
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4weapons
ref1Corps
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Armoured Brigades
27th
ref1Infantry Brigades
9th
ref169th
ref1151st
ref1Airborne Divisions
1st
ref16th
Armoured Divisions
7th
11th
ref179th
ref1Infantry Divisions
3rd
9th Australian
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