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I'm actually still trying to figure out the exact ideas behind the offensives of VIII, VII and XIX Corps. I had regarded it as mainly an attempt...
First thing that comes to mind in the attack of VIII towards Périers, followed by the offensive of VII Corps towards the same town the next day....
Ultra is very dependent on radio transmissions. Battalion and regimental CPs are only really relevant at division level, you don't broadcast that...
Couple of points: - I agree with Sean on the CP in question. I've a description of an attack on the regimental command posts (with considerable...
Hello Marty, I've never looked into this but the little information I did find claims that it happened north of Noyers. Doesn't really help to...
That's probably this one: http://www.echodelta.net/mbs/eng-translator.php# Tends to be off by 25 meters to the west and 75 to the north in...
Of course, why didn't I start with that
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I doubt it. It think what you see is the reflection of the photographer taking a photo of the photo he's selling. High gloss BW photos are rather...
Haven't checked the exact locations but some of the dates (incl. 6 and 7 June) are interesting enough on their own. WWII D-DAY 541 SQDN AERIAL...
Unoccupied seems to mean just that: no guns present. Why a position is unoccupied can have several reasons. Guns could have been removed or not...
Good luck. I'd focus on records at corps, division and regimental level. Those gather what the lower level units encounter. Also, to a point,...
Allied intelligence (combat units) can be a very good source of information. The S2 and G2 are a source of information I would love to have much...
Here's a map from 1942 which shows the German artillery defending the coast and should help to understand the different sectors. It should be...
Actually, only two battalions arrived (they were operational as of 06:00 on 4 June) and one of those was a light battalion. That leaves just four...
Compared to the other elements of the battalion C/746TB is poorly covered by period records. This is most likely the result of several of its...
Although I've been in contact with one of the authors of the 91.ll. book, they never took my offer to proof read stuff for them. I've asked some...
It shows real dedication to move closer to the German archives ;-) All kidding aside: welcome back. I haven't done much more research on this...
I'm actually sceptical as to the importance of the attack. I'll keep it simple, but the fact the German counter-attack never materialized had much...
That was already Baron-sur-Odon (first reported there on 8 June). (That HQ also plays an important part in another thread: 555th Bomb Squadron...