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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Operation Goodwood | | | |  Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Utah Beach - D-DayTwo hours before the main invasion force, a raiding party, armed only with knives, swam ashore at Îles Saint-Marcouf, thought to be a German observation post. It was unoccupied.
The first wave arrived at the line of departure on time and all twenty craft were dispatched abreast. Support craft to the rear were firing machine guns, possibly with the hope of exploding mines. When the LCVP's were from 300 to 400 yards (273 to 364 metres) from the beach, the assault company commanders fired special smoke projectors to signal the lifting o ...
See also:Utah Beach, Utah Beach - Plan of attack, Utah Beach - D-Day, Utah Beach - Success, Utah Beach - Famous names on the beach Read more here: » Utah Beach: Encyclopedia II - Utah Beach - D-Day |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941 Fighting on the Western Front was preceded by the Phony War. Fighting began with Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway, in April, 1940. The next month, the Germans launched the Battle of France. The Western Allies — primarily the French and British — soon collapsed under the onslaught of the German blitzkrieg. The British escaped at Dunkirk, while the majority of the French Army surrendered without firing a shot. Fighting along the Front ende ...
See also:Western Front World War II, Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941, Western Front World War II - 1942 – 1943, Western Front World War II - 1944 – 1945, Western Front World War II - 1944: Liberation of most of France and Belgium, Western Front World War II - German winter counter-attack through the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge, Western Front World War II - 1945: Invasion of Germany and Allied victory in Europe Read more here: » Western Front World War II: Encyclopedia II - Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941 |
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| | | | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - World War II Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, two days after Hitler had invaded Poland. At the time, Montgomery had only just recently taken command of the 3rd Division and he and his division deployed to Belgium as part of the British Expeditionary Force. The Germans began their invasion of the Low Countries on 8 May 1940 and the BEF eventually withdrew to Dunkirk where Operation Dynamo -- the evacuation of the BEF and French forces to Britain -- began on 26 May. Montgomery was placed in command of II Corps during the evacuation and he was part of over 330,000 British and French troo ...
See also:Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Early life and World War I service, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - World War II, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - North Africa and Italy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Normandy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Removal as Ground Forces Commander, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Later life and controversy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Quotations Read more here: » Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein: Encyclopedia II - Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - World War II |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Early life and World War I service Montgomery was born in London in 1887. After graduating from St Paul's School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst, he joined the 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1908, first seeing service in India. The First World War began in August 1914 and he moved to France with his regiment that month. He saw service during the retreat from Mons and was severely wounded during the First Battle of Ypres on 13 October 1914 while taking part in an attack against the German-held village of Meteren. He was awarded the DSO for his actio ...
See also:Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Early life and World War I service, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - World War II, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - North Africa and Italy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Normandy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Removal as Ground Forces Commander, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Later life and controversy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Quotations Read more here: » Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein: Encyclopedia II - Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Early life and World War I service |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Later life and controversy After the war, Montgomery was created 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in 1946. His reputation was tarnished over two decades after his death by evidence of racism with the 1999 revelation of previously secret papers from 1947-1948 when he held the position of Chief of the Imperial General Staff. During that period he was strictly enjoined to silence about his views, which were contrary to British policy, and agents were assigned to vet his public appearances for compliance.
Montgomery's memoirs were considered by some to be overly critical o ...
See also:Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Early life and World War I service, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - World War II, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - North Africa and Italy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Normandy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Removal as Ground Forces Commander, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Later life and controversy, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Quotations Read more here: » Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein: Encyclopedia II - Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - Later life and controversy |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Effects Cobra was a transforming operation, effectively ending the Normandy campaign and opening up the dash across France which continued until mid-September 1944. The Allied advance was finally ended not by German resistance, but by lack of supply. Allied units, victims of their own success, outran their logistics.
Ironically, the VIII Corps failed in its task of capturing the major Breton ports. Brest held out until September 1944, and Lorient remained in German hands until May 1945. But by August, with Marseilles captured intact, this did not matter very much, as reco ...
See also:Operation Cobra, Operation Cobra - Background, Operation Cobra - Planning, Operation Cobra - The Effect of the British Breakout Attempt: Goodwood, Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase, Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27, Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4, Operation Cobra - Effects Read more here: » Operation Cobra: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Effects |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4 Collins gambled that a breakthrough was imminent and committed elements of all three exploitation Divisions on the morning of the 26th. This was a critical decision. Committing the exploitation units too early, before the German front was broken, would result in crowded units jamming up the attack sectors and exhausting some of their strength. On the other hand, waiting too long might result in a slower-than-necessary advance, allowing the Germans more time to shore up defenses or mount a coordinated coun ...
See also:Operation Cobra, Operation Cobra - Background, Operation Cobra - Planning, Operation Cobra - The Effect of the British Breakout Attempt: Goodwood, Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase, Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27, Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4, Operation Cobra - Effects Read more here: » Operation Cobra: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4 |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase In the days leading up to the attack, units of the US VII and VIII Corps secured jumping-off positions, at heavy cost in infantry casualties. The mission was to secure positions that were both good tactically as jumping-off points and were easily to identify from the air. The line chosen was the St Lo-Periers road.
The air commanders recommended a 3,000 yard distance between the bombing target and any friendly forces. Because the cost of these limited pre-Cobra attacks was so high, Bradley was reluctant to give up too much of the hard ...
See also:Operation Cobra, Operation Cobra - Background, Operation Cobra - Planning, Operation Cobra - The Effect of the British Breakout Attempt: Goodwood, Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase, Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27, Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4, Operation Cobra - Effects Read more here: » Operation Cobra: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Western Front World War II - 1942 – 1943 Because of the massive logistical obstacles a cross-channel invasion would face, Allied high command decided to conduct a practice attack against the French coast. On August 19, 1942, the Allies began the Dieppe Raid, an attack on Dieppe, France. Most of the troops were Canadian, with some British and an American contingent. The raid was a disaster, and almost two-thirds of the attacking force became casualties. However, much was learned as a result of the operation — these les ...
See also:Western Front World War II, Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941, Western Front World War II - 1942 – 1943, Western Front World War II - 1944 – 1945, Western Front World War II - 1944: Liberation of most of France and Belgium, Western Front World War II - German winter counter-attack through the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge, Western Front World War II - 1945: Invasion of Germany and Allied victory in Europe Read more here: » Western Front World War II: Encyclopedia II - Western Front World War II - 1942 – 1943 |
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| | | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Planning In an effort to break the near-stalemate in Normandy, the US 1st Army commander, General Omar Bradley began work on a breakthrough plan. Over a period of several weeks he worked virtually alone on the concept. On July 10, 1944, Bradley revealed these plans to his immediate superior, the 21st Army Group commander British General Bernard Montgomery and Bradley's counterpart, British 2nd Army commander General Miles Dempsey. Montgomery and Dempsey agreed to supply the supporting attacks for the American advance in this operation up to Caen. As ...
See also:Operation Cobra, Operation Cobra - Background, Operation Cobra - Planning, Operation Cobra - The Effect of the British Breakout Attempt: Goodwood, Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase, Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27, Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4, Operation Cobra - Effects Read more here: » Operation Cobra: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Planning |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Fortitude - Fortitude North Fortitude North consisted of the creation of the fictional British Fourth Army, complete with subsidiary units and headquarters. Fake radio traffic was created (an operation called Operation Skye), along with media reports of units activities. British diplomats also began negotiations with neutral Sweden in order to obtain concessions that would be useful in the event of an invasion of Norway, such as the right to fly reconnaissence missions over Sweden and the right to refuel planes that made emergency landings. These negotiations were made not in the hope of obtaining the concessions but more in the hope that news o ...
See also:Operation Fortitude, Operation Fortitude - Fortitude North, Operation Fortitude - Fortitude South, Operation Fortitude - Operation Quicksilver, Operation Fortitude - Double Agents, Operation Fortitude - Myths, Operation Fortitude - Reasons for success, Operation Fortitude - Quotes Read more here: » Operation Fortitude: Encyclopedia II - Operation Fortitude - Fortitude North |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27 The date for the attack was originally set for July 18. However, poor weather delayed the attack several times. The date was eventually finalized for July 24. However, poor weather on that day forced Leigh-Mallory to postpone for 24 hours. Some heavy bombers from the Eighth Air Force did not get the recall order and proceeded with their mission. About 335 B-17s, some hindered by poor visibility, dropped 685 tons of bombs. Some of the bombs fell on US positions, despite the planning done to prevent just such an occurrence. Bradley had specifi ...
See also:Operation Cobra, Operation Cobra - Background, Operation Cobra - Planning, Operation Cobra - The Effect of the British Breakout Attempt: Goodwood, Operation Cobra - Pre-Attack Phase, Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27, Operation Cobra - Breakthrough and Breakout July 27-August 4, Operation Cobra - Effects Read more here: » Operation Cobra: Encyclopedia II - Operation Cobra - Initial Attack July 24-27 |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Operation Fortitude - Myths Fortitude South has become hedged about with a number of myths and errors. To correct the most important of these:
2. Fortitude was NOT devised or developed either by the London Controlling Section, the key deception planning element for the British Chiefs of Staff, or by the "Twenty (XX) Committee". Fortitude North was devised, and its conduct supervised, by a section of Eisenhower's SHAEF operations staff known as "Ops (B)." Fortitude South was devised, and its conduct supervised, by Colonel David Strangeways, the chief deception officer for General Montgomery's 21st Army Group, which was ...
See also:Operation Fortitude, Operation Fortitude - Fortitude North, Operation Fortitude - Fortitude South, Operation Fortitude - Operation Quicksilver, Operation Fortitude - Double Agents, Operation Fortitude - Myths, Operation Fortitude - Reasons for success, Operation Fortitude - Quotes Read more here: » Operation Fortitude: Encyclopedia II - Operation Fortitude - Myths |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Richard O'Connor - The tide turns and capture In a grand strategic sense, however, the victory of Operation Compass was not yet complete. O'Connor was fully aware of this and urged Wavell to allow him to push on to Tripoli with all due haste to finish off the Italians in North Africa. Wavell concurred, and XIII Corps resumed its advance. But O'Connor's new offensive would prove short-lived. When the Corps reached El Agheila, just to the southwest of Beda Fomm, Churchill ordered the advance to halt there. The Axis had invaded Greece and Wavell was ordered to send all available forces the ...
See also:Richard O'Connor, Richard O'Connor - Early life and the First World War, Richard O'Connor - Inter-War years, Richard O'Connor - The Italian Offensive and Operation Compass, Richard O'Connor - The tide turns and capture, Richard O'Connor - VIII Corps and Normandy, Richard O'Connor - Operation Market Garden India and afterwards Read more here: » Richard O'Connor: Encyclopedia II - Richard O'Connor - The tide turns and capture |
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| | | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Richard O'Connor - Early life and the First World War O'Connor was born in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, on 21 August 1889. The son of a Major in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and maternal grandson of a former Governor of India's central provinces, he was destined for an army career. Young Richard attended Tonbridge Castle School in 1899 and The Towers School in Crowthorne in 1902. In 1903, after his father's death in an accident, he transferred to Wellington School ...
See also:Richard O'Connor, Richard O'Connor - Early life and the First World War, Richard O'Connor - Inter-War years, Richard O'Connor - The Italian Offensive and Operation Compass, Richard O'Connor - The tide turns and capture, Richard O'Connor - VIII Corps and Normandy, Richard O'Connor - Operation Market Garden India and afterwards Read more here: » Richard O'Connor: Encyclopedia II - Richard O'Connor - Early life and the First World War |
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| | | | | Operation Goodwood: Encyclopedia II - Richard O'Connor - Inter-War years From 1920 to 1921 he attended the Staff College at Camberley. O'Connor's other service in the years between the world wars included an appointment (from 1921 to 1924) as Brigade Major of the Experimental Brigade (or 5 Brigade), which was formed to test methods and procedures for using tanks and aircraft in co-ordination with infantry and artillery. Many of the theories of mechanised, combined arms manoeuvre warfare put forth by J.F.C. Fuller (the brigade's commander), Liddell Hart, Heinz Guderian, and o ...
See also:Richard O'Connor, Richard O'Connor - Early life and the First World War, Richard O'Connor - Inter-War years, Richard O'Connor - The Italian Offensive and Operation Compass, Richard O'Connor - The tide turns and capture, Richard O'Connor - VIII Corps and Normandy, Richard O'Connor - Operation Market Garden India and afterwards Read more here: » Richard O'Connor: Encyclopedia II - Richard O'Connor - Inter-War years |
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