Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) ...

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Militærhistorie, krigshistorie, 2. Verdenskrig, Juni 1944. D-dag. Operation Overlord og Operation Neptune. De allieredes invasion af Normandiet i Nordvestfrankrig. De amerikanske troppers landsætning på Omaha Beach (Omaha Beachhead) beskrives. Bogen er rigt illustreret og forsynet med et meget omfattende og fyldigt kortmateriale. Fra bogens hovedoverskrifter: Operation Neptune. Assault plan. D-Day, the landings. Assault of the bluffs. Advance inland, Vierville area, St. Laurent Area. Attainment of D-days objectives(7-8 June), Trevieres-Tour-en-Bessin ( 1st Division), Grandcamp-Isigny area (29th Division), Improvement at the Beach, the Enemy Side. The Attack of 9-11 June, Advance to Cerisy Forest ( 1st and 2d Division), Across the Lower Aure (29th Division), The Enemy Side. The Attack of 12-13 June, Advance to Caumont, Crossing the Elle River, Action West of the Vire, The enemy Side. Conclusion.

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