Continuing his three-episode coverage of the preparations for and execution of the invasion of Normandy, in this episode Steve Clay talks about the tactical and operational environments, the order of battle for the invasion, and the plans, including a series of assumptions made - most of which proved inaccurate. Steve will conclude this three-episode coverage in the next episode when he talks about what actually happens on D-Day 1944, with respect to the roles of the 1st Infantry Division and 16th Infantry Regiment.

Links

Army University Press Combat Studies Institute: Invasion of Normandy Virtual Staff Ride

No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II

Blood and Sacrifice: The History of the 16th Infantry Regiment from the Civil War through the Gulf War

Seven Months to D-Day: An American Regiment in Dorset

Lineage and Honors Information: 16th Infantry Regiment

A Historical Examination of Military Records of US Army Suicide, 1819-2017