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==Parent topics== | ==Parent topics== | ||
{{r| | {{r|World War II}} | ||
{{r|Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force}} | {{r|Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force}} | ||
{{r|Dwight D. Eisenhower||**}} | {{r|Dwight D. Eisenhower||**}} | ||
{{r|Operation | {{r|Operation Overlord}} | ||
{{r|London Controlling Section}} | {{r|London Controlling Section}} | ||
{{r|Plan | {{r|Plan Bodyguard||**}} | ||
==Subtopics== | ==Subtopics== | ||
{{r|Operation | ===Allied theater level=== | ||
{{r|Operation Neptune}} | |||
{{r|Eisenhower and the Normandy Invasion}} | {{r|Eisenhower and the Normandy Invasion}} | ||
===Allied operational level=== | |||
{{r|Bernard Montgomery}} | {{r|Bernard Montgomery}} | ||
{{r|Twenty-first Army Group||**}} | {{r|Twenty-first Army Group||**}} | ||
{{r|Omar Bradley}} | {{r|Omar Bradley}} | ||
{{r|Twelfth Army Group||**}} | {{r|Twelfth Army Group||**}} | ||
{{r|George | {{r|George Patton}} | ||
{{r|First U.S. Army Group||**}} | {{r|First U.S. Army Group||**}} | ||
{{r|Third United States Army||**}} | {{r|Third United States Army||**}} | ||
====Areas==== | |||
{{r|Second British Army}} | |||
{{r|6th Airborne Division||**}} | |||
{{r|79th Armoured Division||**}} | |||
{{r|Juno Beach}} | |||
{{r|Sword Beach}} | |||
{{r|Gold Beach}} | {{r|Gold Beach}} | ||
{{r| | ===Units=== | ||
{{r|First United States Army}} | |||
{{r|Omaha Beach}} | {{r|Omaha Beach}} | ||
{{r| | {{r|V Corps||**}} | ||
{{r|1st Infantry Division (U.S.)||***}} | |||
{{r|29th Infantry Division||***}} | |||
{{r|Utah Beach}} | {{r|Utah Beach}} | ||
{{r|VII Corps||**}} | |||
====Breakout==== | |||
{{r|Operation COBRA}} | |||
{{r|Operation GOODWOOD}} | |||
{{r|Operation TOTALIZE}} | |||
===German operational level=== | |||
{{r|Army Group B}} | |||
{{r|Erwin Rommel||**}} | |||
====Technology and logistics==== | |||
{{r|Mulberry (code name)}} | {{r|Mulberry (code name)}} | ||
{{r|Pluto (code name)}} Pipe Line Under The Ocean | {{r|Pluto (code name)}} Pipe Line Under The Ocean | ||
{{r|Hobart's Funnies}} | |||
===German command=== | |||
{{r|Gerd von Rundstedt}} | |||
====German operational level==== | |||
{{r|Army Group B}} | |||
{{r|Erwin Rommel}} | |||
==Other related topics== | ==Other related topics== | ||
{{r|Deception}} | {{r|Deception}} | ||
{{r|London Controlling Staff}} | {{r|London Controlling Staff}} | ||
{{r|Operation | {{r|Operation Bolero}} | ||
{{r|Operation | {{r|Operation Sledgehammer}} | ||
{{r|Operation | {{r|Operation Roundup}} | ||
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Parent topics
- World War II [r]: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). [e]
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dwight D. Eisenhower [r]: (1890-1969) A career soldier who was the top Allied commander in Europe in World War II, and who later served as the 34th president of the United States (1953-1961). [e]
- Operation Overlord [r]: Allied code name for general operations in northern and western Europe in 1944. [e]
- London Controlling Section [r]: An extremely secret British staff organization, in World War II, in charge of strategic deception, principally to convince the Nazis that the main invasion of Europe would come at any of a variety of places other than Normandy; U.S. counterpart was Joint Security Control [e]
- Plan Bodyguard [r]: In World War II, the main Allied strategic deception plan to convince the Wehrmacht that the main invasion of the continent of Europe would take place at the Pas de Calais, while diversions would be staged at other locations including Normandy. [e]
Subtopics
Allied theater level
- Operation Neptune [r]: Allied code name, within Operation Overlord, for the actual Normandy landing on D-Day (6 June 1944). [e]
- Eisenhower and the Normandy Invasion [r]: The decisionmaking of Dwight D. Eisenhower associated with the Battle of Normandy and the selection of the place and date of that invasion [e]
Allied operational level
- Bernard Montgomery [r]: Field Marshal of the British Army, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, senior British and joint commander in the Second World War (1887-1976) [e]
- Twenty-first Army Group [r]: First major operational headquarters in 1944 Operation Overlord in Western Europe; Commonwealth force commanded by Gen. Bernard Montgomery and served as ground forces headquarters for the Operation Neptune initial landings [e]
- Omar Bradley [r]: (1893-1981) An American general during World War II and the Korean war, as well as Chief of Staff of the Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [e]
- Twelfth Army Group [r]: Second major operational headquarters in the invasion of Western Europe under Operation Overlord; commanded by Gen. Omar Bradley and activated on 1 August 1944, with 21 ground divisions and air support totalling 903,000 men. [e]
- George Patton [r]: (1885 - 1945) Controversial American general in World War II, famed for his successes in armored warfare against the Germans in 1944-45. [e]
- First U.S. Army Group [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Third United States Army [r]: In United States Central Command, the headquarters organization for United States Army Components. Also designated ARCENT. [e]
Areas
- Second British Army [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Juno Beach [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sword Beach [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gold Beach [r]: Add brief definition or description
Units
- First United States Army [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Omaha Beach [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Utah Beach [r]: Add brief definition or description
Breakout
- Operation COBRA [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Operation GOODWOOD [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Operation TOTALIZE [r]: Add brief definition or description
German operational level
Technology and logistics
- Mulberry (code name) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pluto (code name) [r]: Add brief definition or description Pipe Line Under The Ocean
- Hobart's Funnies [r]: Add brief definition or description
German command
German operational level
- Army Group B [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Erwin Rommel [r]: Add brief definition or description