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On 21st October [1942], Renault returned to France. The C.N.D. was still functioning, effectively though with great risk, under Max Petit's...
Thus, piecemeal, a picture was building up of Port-en-Bessein. From the seaward side the agents reported the port to be very heavily defended: the...
About this time Girard and Thomas had a long discussion about maps. For some weeks now they had been mapping sectors as far as six miles inland,...
By July 1942, Century was planning a comprehensive mapping campaign of all ports within their area of operations in addition to the other...
To continue from post #44 above... The same issue cropped up over every defence they knew about – the detail. For example, the Germans had an...
We are now approaching the end of July 1942 in the Century Network story, but before I move on, I wanted to put up something more on that 'Scarlet...
For an entire week Robert Thomas worked on hand copying the four maps. From just after dinner in the evening until dawn the following morning in a...
In his enthusiasm to see France free, Renault was a bit ahead of schedule. The talk in London during the summer of 1942 was indeed all of...
OK Ron, I'll see what I can dig up on them. Regards, Pat
Hi Ron, I don't have the load manifest for Chicago unfortunately, only the crew listings per p.136-137 of 'D-Day Gliders' by Philippe Esvelin....
On Monday morning, 22nd June 1942, Dewavrin and his deputy Manuel were sorting through the vast horde of documents which had been in Renault’s...
On Monday morning, 15th June 1942, Alain de Beaufort, the prospective de Gaule recruit, picked up Renault, Edith and their children Jean-Claude,...
Hi Ramiles, I would think these are definitely German fortified positions. The light coloured 'frame' around each are minefields, fenced off from...
Having done a bit of further digging, I now believe the Royal Navy officer referred to several times by the pseudonym 'Commander' by the author...
Renault worked fast now that he realised the imminent danger posed to himself and his family. He held a brief meeting with his deputy Max Petit,...
Next day, Sunday 31st May 1942, more devastating news hit Renault’s Paris network; news that for the first time made him think that perhaps the...
Their June and July AARs are here. Working to check the locations mentioned therein... Pat
With the Century Network just five weeks old, the results had been spectacular and Girard found himself in a kaleidoscope of pounding train...
Hi Mike, I think this might be earlier that Belgium...too much foliage on the trees IMHO. Reading from your site today. Where were they after...
Send them on Mike! ;)