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"They were on Omaha Beach, 213 eyewitnesses by Laurent Lefebvre" looks at the invasion of Omaha Beach through both local and veterans testimonies. It follows the invasion minute by minute, told by those who were there, living through the chaos. |
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D-Day
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| ORDER OF BATTLE : |
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Allied Expeditionary Force:  General Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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21st Army Group:  General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery |
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| 1st U.S. Army: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley |
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| 2nd British Army: Lieutenant General Sir Miles C. Dempsey |
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| Naval Commander in Chef: Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsay |
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| Western Task Force: Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk |
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| Eastern Task Force: RearAdmiral Sir Philip L. Vian |
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| Air Commander in Chef: Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory |
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| 8th US Air Force: Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle |
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| 9th US Air Force: Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton |
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| 2nd Tactical Royal Air Force: Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham |
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| Transport Command: Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill |
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| Air Defense of Great Britain: Air Chief Marshal Sir Roderic Hill |
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| Royal Air Force Bomber Command: Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris |
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 LOADING PLAN : |
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| Allied Expeditionary Force: |
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| Assault Force "O" : Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr |
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| 16th Regimental Combat Team (R.C.T.) |
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| 116th Regimental Combat Team (R.C.T.) |
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| Follow Up Force "B" : Commodore Campbell D. Edgar |
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| 115th Regimental Combat Team (R.C.T.) |
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| 175th Regimental Combat Team (R.C.T.) |
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| 26th Regimental Combat Team (R.C.T.) |
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| Division Troop |
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| Corps & Army Troops |
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| Assault Force "U" : Rear Admiral Don P. Moon |
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| Assault Force "G": Commodore 1st Class Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant |
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| Assault Force "J": Commodore 1st Class Geoffrey Nigel Oliver |
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| Assault Force "S": Rear Admiral Arthur George Talbot |
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| Follow Up Force "L": Rear Admiral William Edward Parry |
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| AIR MOVEMENT TABLE : |
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| Airborne Movement Table : |
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| 82nd Airborne Division: Major General Matthew B. Ridgway |
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| 101st Airborne Division: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor |
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| 6th Airborne Division: Major General Richard Nelson Gale |
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| Air Bombardment Tables : |
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| 8th Air Force: Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle |
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| 1st Bombardment Division: Major General R. B. Williams |
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| 2nd Bombardment Division: Major General J. P. Hodges |
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| 3rd Bombardment Division: Major General C. E. Le-May |
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| 9th Air Force: Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton |
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| LANDING TABLE : |
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| Utah Beach: Major General J. Lawton Collins |
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| Pointe du Hoc: Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder |
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| Omaha Beach: Major General Leonard T. Gerow |
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