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#D day series
The following series contain information related to the naval operations of D-Day. Note: This series covers a wider range of time and events than just D-Day and the Normandy Invasion. WWII Operations Reports: Pre-Invasion Planning, 1940-1948ĭepartment of the Army The Adjutant General's Office Administration Branch.Ĭorrespondence and Communications Files, - ĭepartment of the Navy Cruiser Division Seven Planning and Background Papers Pertaining to Operations Anvil and Overlord, 1942 - 1945 Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) G-2 (Intelligence) Division Operational Intelligence Sub-Division The following series contain information related to the planning of the invasion covering a wide variety of topics including possible invasion locations, bombing targets, fleet composition, obstacles on beaches as well as underwater and deception plans. In Case of Failure" Message Drafted by General Dwight Eisenhower in Case the D-Day Invasion FailedĬollection: Eisenhower, Dwight D: Papers, Pre-Presidential, 1916 - 1952 Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum contains the message Eisenhower had drafted in case the invasion had failed. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) Adjutant General's Division Executive Section Decimal 335.18-2 contains information relating to D-Day, including the D-Day message Eisenhower issued to the troops participating in the invasion as well as other messages, notices and correspondence related to the dissemination of Eisenhower’s message. The following series contains information from a wide range of time and events. Sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, June 6, 1944. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) G-3 (Operations) Division Meteorological Sectionĭ-Day Order of the Day, statement as issued to the soldiers, Also included are reports about the sun, moon and tides. The following series contains information related to the meteorological situation on the days leading up to D-Day, which had a significant factor on the chain of events. Many records relating to D-Day are described in NARA’s National Archives Catalog Selected List of Textual Records at NARA Relating to D-Day Meteorological & Climatological Situation: This page provides a list of selected records to show the variety of information available as well as links to relevant resources. The records are held by various Archival units and are in many formats. The National Archives (NARA) has in its holdings a multitude of records related to D-Day and its surrounding events. The success of the D-Day invasion facilitated the opening of the Western Front of the War. It was the culmination of the Allied powers strategy for the war and a multinational effort. ( National Archives Identifier 39013)ĭ-Day, June 6, 1944, was part of the larger Operation Overlord and the first stages of the Battle of Normandy, France (also referred to as the Invasion of Normandy) during World War II. 208-UN-106 (RG 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951 Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, compiled 1942 - 1945) "D-Day 1944".
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