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	Directive for Overlord
	Eisenhower's Message
	Montgomery's Message
	Operation Neptune
	Equipment Amphibious Airplanes
	Bibliography References

        
0015 hour
US Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula -
82nd and 101st A/B Divisions.
The IX Troop Carrier Command

0016 hour
British Airborne east of river Orne -
6th A/B Division.

0630 hours
The assault on Utah Beach -
4th Infantry Division.

    
0745 hours
The assault on Juno Beach -
3rd Infantry Division
2nd Armoured Brigade.

0725 hours
The assault on Sword Beach -
3rd Infantry Division.

0725 hours
The assault on Gold Beach -
50th Infantry Division.

    
0630 hours
The assault on Omaha Beach -
1st and 29th Infantry Divisions.

June 1944
Order of Battle - German
Forces in Normandy

The 9th U.S.A.A.F in Normandy
Order of battle
Advanced Landing Grounds

Overlord : At dawn of June 6, 1944, the Allied put ashore 5 Divisions on the beaches of Normandy. During the previous night, 3 Airborne Divisions are dropped on each side of the future landing area with the following task : To prepare and secure the future beachhead.

Choose on the map an assault area.