Primary Sources: World War II: Normandy Invasion

This audio is part of the collection: Old Time Radio at the Internet Archive

This audio is part of the collection: Old Time Radio at the Internet Archive

Old Time Radio Programs, Complete Broadcast Day, D Day, June 06 1944.
This audio is part of the collection: Old Time Radio at the Internet Archive.

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Contained in the binder are extracts of pertinent portions of the initial joint plan for the Neptune operation received from Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. Mission: to secure a lodgment on the continent from which further offensive operations can be developed. It is not an isolated operation, but is part of a large strategic plan designed to bring about the total defeat of Germany by means of heavy and concerted assaults upon German-occupied Europe from the UK, Mediterranean, and Russia. Table of contents: general (mission, target date, chain of command); intention (general plan of action); resources for assault; preliminary operations; assault phase; the build-up; mounting; operational policy; administration; and intelligence."

"The official text of the directive by which General Eisenhower received his mission from the Anglo-American Combined Chiefs of Staff to invade Europe and destroy the German war machine is contained in his report just released. Historians for the War Department General Staff stated that it was the first time the complete directive had been released"