Landing
"Never in history has a navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us within 50 miles of Fedela and within one week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win!"
Major General George Patton- November 1942
Major General George Patton- November 1942
In Charge
Dwight D. Eisenhower, was the over-all person in charge for D-Day. His other senior commanders were; Air Marshall Leigh Mallory, Air Marshall Tedder, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, and Admiral Bertram Ramsey.
How they planned D-day
Operation Overlord (another name for D-Day) would require a type of logistical planning and issues no one ever had to cope with before. The Allies would need to land a lot of ships, men and equipment by the end f D-Day. Security for D-Day had to be total. They could not run the risk of letting German spy in on there plan. The Germans would have to be surprised at Normandy For this to be successful. First the Allies had to decide where to land in France. Pays de Calais was a good choice because it is the closest part of France to Great Britain. The area though was known to be very well defended and be hard to get Through the German barrier. The Allies decided to land at Normandy. It would be very hard to get across the English Channel but the beaches were suitable for mass landing. The high command also decided that a diversionary attack on Pays de Calais would be a useful to confuse the Germans.
One of the first plans high command made was called COSSAC (The Combined Anglo-American plan). In COSSAC they would use two airborne brigades to protect the people at three landings in Normandy.
Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery added to the COSSAC plan. He thought they should attack on five beaches in Normandy, with support from two airborne divisions. Eisenhower backed up Montgomery's plan but he made the final adjustment to the plan.
One of the first plans high command made was called COSSAC (The Combined Anglo-American plan). In COSSAC they would use two airborne brigades to protect the people at three landings in Normandy.
Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery added to the COSSAC plan. He thought they should attack on five beaches in Normandy, with support from two airborne divisions. Eisenhower backed up Montgomery's plan but he made the final adjustment to the plan.