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UTAH BEACH: Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
Georges Bernage, Dominique Francois
In May 1943, at the Trident Conference in Washington, the D-Day
landing sector for Overlord was chosen: Normandy rather than the
Pas-de-Calais. It was planned for the area between the mouths of the
Orne and the Vire rivers, with five divisions in the first wave: two
airborne and three infantry divisions. But these resources were
deemed inadequate.
Late in January 1944, Eisenhower gave final figures for the resources
that would actually be committed: three airborne divisions and five
seaborne divisions. In the west, between Port-en-Bessin and the
Cotentin peninsula, the landing sector was given to the First U.S. Army.
On its left flank, V Corps was to land at Omaha Beach. On the right
flank VII Corps was to land a Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division in
the first wave, followed by the 9th Infantry Division, the 90th Infantry
Division and the 79th Infantry Division. To establish this beachhead
and secure the beach exits, two airborne divisions were to be dropped
in the VII Corps sector: the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st
Airborne Division.
This is the story of the events that transpired on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 12, 208 pages, 800 b/w & color photos.
$34.95
Georges Bernage, Dominique Francois
In May 1943, at the Trident Conference in Washington, the D-Day
landing sector for Overlord was chosen: Normandy rather than the
Pas-de-Calais. It was planned for the area between the mouths of the
Orne and the Vire rivers, with five divisions in the first wave: two
airborne and three infantry divisions. But these resources were
deemed inadequate.
Late in January 1944, Eisenhower gave final figures for the resources
that would actually be committed: three airborne divisions and five
seaborne divisions. In the west, between Port-en-Bessin and the
Cotentin peninsula, the landing sector was given to the First U.S. Army.
On its left flank, V Corps was to land at Omaha Beach. On the right
flank VII Corps was to land a Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division in
the first wave, followed by the 9th Infantry Division, the 90th Infantry
Division and the 79th Infantry Division. To establish this beachhead
and secure the beach exits, two airborne divisions were to be dropped
in the VII Corps sector: the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st
Airborne Division.
This is the story of the events that transpired on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 12, 208 pages, 800 b/w & color photos.
$34.95
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